Genus specific unusual carotenoids in purple bacteria, Phaeospirillum and Roseospira: Structures and biosyntheses

Current Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-80

  Takaichi, Shinichi ^a   Maoka, Takashi ^b   Sasikala, Ch ^c   Ramana, Ch V ^d   Shimada, Keizo ^e  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^e TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIDEHYDRORHODOPIN; ACETONE; ACYCLIC 1 HYDROXYCAROTENOID METHYLTRANSFERASE; ACYCLIC CAROTENOID C 3,4 DESATURASE; CAROTENOID; DIHYDROXYLYCOPENE; DIHYDROXYLYCOPENE DIGLUCOSIDE; DIHYDROXYLYCOPENE GLUCOSIDE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROXYLYCOPENE GLUCOSIDE; LYCOPENE; RHODOPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHAEOSPIRILLUM; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; ROSEOSPIRA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RHODOSPIRILLACEAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PHAEOSPIRILLUM; PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; ROSEOSPIRA;

EID: 79959852369     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-011-9941-1     Document Type: Article

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