Variation of siphonaxanthin series among the genus Nephroselmis (Prasinophyceae, Chlorophyta), including a novel primary methoxy carotenoid

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 827-834

  Yoshii, Yukie ^a,f   Takaichi, Shinichi ^b   Maoka, Takashi ^c   Suda, Shoichiro ^d   Sekiguchi, Hiroshi ^e   Nakayama, Takeshi ^a   Inouye, Isao ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c KYOTO PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^e MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Methylation; Nephroselmis; Photosynthetic antenna system; Prasinophyceae; Siphonaxanthin series

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; GREEN ALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT;

CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS PARKEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NEPHROSELMIS; NEPHROSELMIS ASTIGMATICA; NEPHROSELMIS OLIVACEA; NEPHROSELMIS PYRIFORMIS; NEPHROSELMIS SPINOSA; PRASINOPHYCEAE; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 23944442186     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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