Carotenoids obi
All carotenoids     All organisms     All pathways     All reactions     Feedback
Carotenoids DB           Carotenoids DB: Tovellia sanguinea
  [   About  |   Help  |   Search carotenoid entry  |   Search organism entry  |   Search similar carotenoids  |   Predict biological activities of a carotenoid   ]
Organism name
Tovellia sanguinea                                Find images with Google

NCBI taxonomy ID
Lineage
Description Alga: Dinoflagellate  (Primary producer of carotenoids)                              Japanese
Carotenoid Profile   [   Reconstructed carotenoid biosynthesis pathways of the Tovellia sanguinea carotenoids  |   Search similar profiled organisms   ]

CA00309  β-Carotene  (Ref.34)


CA00324  Diatoxanthin  (Ref.34)


CA00429  Dinoxanthin  (Ref.34)


CA00487  Adonirubin  (Ref.34)


CA00502  (3S,3'S)-Astaxanthin  (Ref.34)


CA00559  Astaxanthin monoester  (Ref.34)


CA00563  Astaxanthin diester  (Ref.34)


CA00579  Peridinin  (Ref.34)


References
  • Ref.34 : R. Frassanito G. Flaim, I. Mancini, G. Guella, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 34 (2006) pp.843-853, "High production of unexpected carotenoids in Dinophyceae. Astaxanthin esters from freshwater dinoflagellate Tovellia sanguinea"

  •    Search other references with Google Scholar