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Carotenoids DB: Micrococcus luteus   [   About  |   Help  |   Search carotenoid entry  |   Search organism entry  |   Search similar carotenoids  |   Predict biological activities of a carotenoid   ] Organism name Micrococcus luteus                                Find images with Google NCBI taxonomy ID 1270 Lineage Lineage (full); root; cellular organisms; Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteria; Micrococcales; Micrococcaceae; Micrococcus; Description Actinobacteria: normal inhabitant of human, same as Micrococcus lysodeikticus  (Primary producer of carotenoids)                              Japanese Carotenoid Profile   [   Reconstructed carotenoid biosynthesis pathways of the Micrococcus luteus carotenoids  |   Search similar profiled organisms   ]  CA00597  Lutein  (Ref.608)    CA00908  Nonaflavuxanthin  (Ref.384)    CA00913  2-(4-Hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl)-7,8,7',8'-tetrahydro-epsilon,psi-carotene     CA00914  2-(4-Hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl)-beta,beta-carotene     CA00917  Flavuxanthin  (Ref.384)    CA00940  7,8 (or 7',8')-Dihydrosarcinaxanthin     CA00942  Sarcinaxanthin     CA00943  Sarcinaxanthin monoglucoside  (Ref.384)    CA00944  Sarcinaxanthin diglucoside  (Ref.384)   References Ref.608 : GILBY AR. , Nature. 1958 Jul 5;182(4627):55-6., PMID: 13566177, “Lutein in a bacterial membrane.” Ref.384 : Netzer, Roman; Brautaset, Trygve; Bruheim, Per, PCT Int. Appl. (2011), WO 2011151425 A1 20111208., "Discovery and cloning of a sarcinaxanthin biosynthesis gene cluster in Micrococcus luteus"    Search other references with Google Scholar