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Organism name
Chlorella zofingiensis                                Find images with Google

NCBI taxonomy ID
Lineage
Description Green alga: Scenedesmaceae  (Primary producer of carotenoids)                              Japanese
Carotenoid Profile   [   Reconstructed carotenoid biosynthesis pathways of the Chlorella zofingiensis carotenoids  |   Search similar profiled organisms   ]

CA00309  β-Carotene  (Ref.18)


CA00416  Violaxanthin  (Ref.18)


CA00471  Canthaxanthin  (Ref.18)


CA00502  (3S,3'S)-Astaxanthin 


CA00559  Astaxanthin monoester  (Ref.16)


CA00563  Astaxanthin diester  (Ref.16)


CA00597  Lutein  (Ref.18)


References
  • Ref.18 : PMID: 10784296 : Del Campo JA1, Moreno J, Rodríguez H, Vargas MA, Rivas J, Guerrero MG., J Biotechnol. 2000 Jan 7;76(1):51-9. "Carotenoid content of chlorophycean microalgae: factors determining Lutein accumulation in Muriellopsis sp. (Chlorophyta)."
  • Ref.16 : M. Orosa, E. Torres, P. Fidalgo, J. Abalde, Journal of Applied Phycology, October 2000, Volume 12, Issue 3-5, pp 553-556 "Production and analysis of secondary carotenoids in green algae"

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