occurring. The carotenoids in bold above are generally
found at the highest concentrations in leaves and lactucaxanthin
occurs in some species such as lettuce (Britton
1995b; Britton et al. 2004). Lycopene is a precursor to all of
these, but the metabolic pull is likely so strong that it does
not accumulate in the leaves. However, lycopene is a common
component of red fruits such as tomato and pepper
where photosynthesis is low or non-existent.
From p. 3 of Heath, J.J., D. Cipollini, and J.O. Stireman III. 2013. The role of carotenoids and their derivatives in mediating interactions between insects and their environment. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. DOI 10.1007/s11829-012-9239-7