Vassilia Partali , Karl Tangen , Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen
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引用次数: 35
Abstract
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1. The quantitative carotenoid composition of M. edulis from two geographical localities at different seasons is reported.
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2. Twenty different carotenoids are structurally identified. Carotenoids with an acetylenic 3-hydroxy-7,8-didenhydro β-end group accumulate in M. edulis.
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3. Feeding experiments with algal unicultures are reported.
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4. Fucoxanthin, 19′-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin, diadinoxanthin and peridinin were resorbed.
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5. Hydrolysis of carotenoid acetates, conversion of allenic to acetylenic end groups and conversion of 5,6-epoxides to 5,6-glycols were general metabolic reactions.
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6. Fucoxanthin provides isomytiloxanthin, confirmed by conversion of 19′-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin to 19′-hexanoyloxyisomytiloxanthin.
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7. Fucoxanthin is converted to halocynthiaxanthin.
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8. The diacetylenic alloxanthin is a terminal metabolic product.
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9. Peridinin is converted to peridininol and pyrrhoxanthinol.