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This is an account of my personal and professional life as a student of the violaxanthin-antheraxanthin-zeaxanthin scheme for the xanthophyll cycle in higher plants. I had no early vision of becoming a scientist, but one circumstance led to another, and what began as a random walk ultimately developed into a life-long study of the biochemistry, physiology, and function of the xanthophyll cycle. The circumstances and people with whom I shared this path are described, with special attention given to the early developments.
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Yamamoto, H.Y. (2008). A Random Walk To and Through the Xanthophyll Cycle. In: Demmig-Adams, B., Adams, W.W., Mattoo, A.K. (eds) Photoprotection, Photoinhibition, Gene Regulation, and Environment. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3579-9_1
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