Presence of free myxol and 4-hydroxymyxol and absence of myxol glycosides in Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413, and proposal of a biosynthetic pathway of carotenoids

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-216

  Takaichi, Shinichi ^a   Mochimaru, Mari ^b   Maoka, Takashi ^c  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KOMAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 Hydroxymyxol; Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413; Carotenogenesis; Carotenoid; Myxol

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYMYXOL; 4-HYDROXYMYXOL; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; ECHINENONE; GLYCOSIDE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MYXOL; PIGMENT; TRANSFERASE;

ANABAENA VARIABILIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANABAENA VARIABILIS; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYANOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSIDES; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; TRANSFERASES;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; ANABAENA VARIABILIS ATCC 29413; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33644904353     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pci236     Document Type: Article

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