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Organism name
Microcystis aeruginosa                                Find images with Google

NCBI taxonomy ID
Lineage
Description Cyanobacteria  (Primary producer of carotenoids)                              Japanese
Carotenoid Profile   [   Reconstructed carotenoid biosynthesis pathways of the Microcystis aeruginosa carotenoids  |   Search similar profiled organisms   ]

CA00127  Oscillaxanthin  (Ref.1)


CA00230  Myxol 2'-rhamnoside  (Ref.8)


CA00213  Aphanizophyll  (Ref.1)


CA00309  β-Carotene  (Ref.8)


CA00322  β-Cryptoxanthin  (Ref.1)


CA00328  Zeaxanthin  (Ref.8)


CA00331  Isozeaxanthin  (Ref.1)


CA00462  Echinenone  (Ref.8)


CA00471  Canthaxanthin  (Ref.1)


CA00475  3'-Hydroxyechinenone  (Ref.3)


References
  • Ref.1 : S. Hertzberg, S. Liaaen-Jensen, and H. W. Siegelman, Phytochemistry, 1971, Vol. 10, pp. 3121 - 3127 "The carotenois of blue-green algae"
  • Ref.8 : L. Schlueter, T. L. Lauridsen, G. Krogh, and Joergensen, Freshwater Biology, 2006, 51, 1474-1485 " Identification and quantification of phytoplankton groups in lakes using new pigment ratios – a comparison between pigment analysis by HPLC and microscopy"
  • Ref.3 : T. K. Holt and D. W. Krogmann, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 637 (1981) 408-414 "A carotenoid-protein from cyanobacteria"

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