Accumulation of unusual carotenoids in the spheroidene pathway, demethylspheroidene and demethylspheroidenone, in an alkaliphilic purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodobaca bogoriensis

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-214

  Takaichi, Shinichi ^a   Jung, Deborah O ^b   Madigan, Michael T ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenogenesis; Carotenoid; Demethylspheroidene; Demethylspheroidenone; Purple nonsulfur bacteria; Rhodobaca bogoriensis; Rhodobacter; Spheroidene pathway; Spheroidenone

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACA; RHODOBACA BOGORIENSIS; RHODOBACTER; RHODOSPIRILLACEAE;

EID: 0034954029     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010666406176     Document Type: Article

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