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Organism name
Micrococcus luteus                                Find images with Google

NCBI taxonomy ID
Lineage
Description Actinobacteria: normal inhabitant of human, same as Micrococcus lysodeikticus  (Primary producer of carotenoids)                              Japanese
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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"

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