BIOCHEMICAL BULLETIN

By V. ELSIR

CONTENTS 1 CAROTENOIDS AND RETINOIDS: NOMENCLATURE, CHEMISTRY, AND ANALYSIS 2 FUNCTIONS OF INTRACELLULAR RETINOID BINDING-PROTEINS 3 VITAMIN A TRANSPORT AND CELL SIGNALING BY THE RETINOL- BINDING PROTEIN RECEPTOR STRA6 4 VITAMIN A ABSORPTION, STORAGE AND MOBILIZATION 5 RETINOIC ACID SYNTHESIS AND DEGRADATION 6 CELLULAR RETINOIC ACID BINDING PROTEINS: GENOMIC AND NON-GENOMIC FUNCTIONS AND THEIR REGULATION 7 NON-CLASSICAL TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVITY OF RETINOIC ACID 8 VITAMIN A AS PKC CO-FACTOR AND REGULATOR OF MITOCHONDRIAL ENERGETICS 9 VITAMIN A AND VISION