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Organism name
Cyanidioschyzon merolae                                Find images with Google

NCBI taxonomy ID
Lineage
Description Red alga: Cyanidiaceae, unicellular haploid red alga adapted to high sulfur acidic hot spring environments  (Primary producer of carotenoids)                              Japanese
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CA00309  β-Carotene  (Ref.63)


CA00328  Zeaxanthin  (Ref.63)


References
  • Ref.63 : F. X. Cunningham, Jr., H. Lee, and E. Gantt, Eukaryotic Cell, Mar. 2007, pp. 533-545, "Carotenoid Biosynthesis in the Primitive Red Alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae"

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