Carotenoids and carotenogenesis in cyanobacteria: Unique ketocarotenoids and carotenoid glycosides

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 19-20, 2007, Pages 2607-2619

  Takaichi, S ^a   Mochimaru, M ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KOMAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 ketomyxol; Carotenogenesis; Carotenoid; Carotenoid glycoside; Cyanobacteria; Echinenone; Ketocarotenoid; Myxol glycoside

Indexed keywords

4 KETOMYXOL; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE HYDROXYLASE; BETA CAROTENE KETOLASE; CAROTENOID; ECHINENONE; GLYCOSIDE; KETOCAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; MYXOL 2' GLYCOSIDE; NOSTOXANTHIN; OSCILLOL 2,2' DIGLYCOSIDE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEAXANTHIN;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

CAROTENOIDS; CYANOBACTERIA; ENZYMES; GLYCOSIDES; KETONES;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 35648978119     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7190-z     Document Type: Review

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