α-Carotene and its derivatives have a sole chirality in phototrophic organisms?

• Authors: Shinichi Takaichi , Akio Murakami , Mari Mochimaru , Akiko Yokoyama
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Carotenoids in eukaryotic phototrophic organisms can be classified into two groups; β-carotene and its derivatives, and α-carotene and its derivatives. We re-examined distribution of α-carotene and its derivatives among various taxa of aquatic algae (17 classes) and land plants. α-carotene and its derivatives were found from Rhodophyceae (macrophytic type), Cryptophyceae, Euglenophyceae, Chlorarachniophyceae, Prasinophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, Charophyceae, and land plants, while they could not be detected from Glaucophyceae, Rhodophyceae (unicellular type), Chryosophyceae, Raphidophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Xanthophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, Haptophyceae, and Dinophyceae. We also analyzed the chirality of α-carotene and/or its derivatives, such as lutein and siphonaxanthin, and found all of them had only (6'R)-type, not (6'S)-type.

Keywords

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red algae; chirality; β-carotene; algae; carotenoid; α-carotene

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 59
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 159-161

Dates

published

2012

received

2011-10-13

accepted

2012-03-01

(unknown)

2012-03-17

Contributors

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Shinichi Takaichi

• Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kosugi-cho 2, Nakahara, Kawasaki, Japan

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Akio Murakami

• Kobe University of Research Center of Inland Seas, Awaji, Japan

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Mari Mochimaru

• Department of Natural Science, Komazawa University, Komazawa, Setagaya, Japan

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Akiko Yokoyama

• Graduate School of Life and Environment Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Japan

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