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Organism name
Dunaliella salina                                Find images with Google

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

CA00043  Lycopene  (Ref.606)


CA00309  β-Carotene  (Ref.604)


CA00587  α-Carotene  (Ref.606)


CA00597  Lutein  (Ref.606)


References
  • Ref.606 : K.N. Chidambara Murthy, A. Vanitha, J. Rajesha, M. Mahadeva Swamy, P.R. Sowmya, Gokare A. Ravishankar, Life Sciences 76 (2005) 1381 – 1390, "In vivo antioxidant activity of carotenoids from Dunaliella salina — a green microalga"
  • Ref.604 : White AL, Jahnke LS., Plant Cell Physiol. 2002 Aug;43(8):877-84., "Contrasting effects of UV-A and UV-B on photosynthesis and photoprotection of beta-carotene in two Dunaliella spp."

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