The biosynthetic pathway of astaxanthin in a green alga Haematococcus pluvialis as indicated by inhibition with diphenylamine

Lu Fan; Avigad Vonshak; Rachel Gabbay; Joseph Hirshberg; Zvi Cohen; Sammy Boussiba

The biosynthetic pathway of astaxanthin in a green alga Haematococcus pluvialis as indicated by inhibition with diphenylamine

Lu Fan, Avigad Vonshak, Rachel Gabbay, Joseph Hirshberg, Zvi Cohen, Sammy Boussiba

The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands

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Abstract

The effect of diphenylamine on astaxanthin biosynthesis in Haematococcus pluvialis was studied. Cultures induced to produce astaxanthin accumulated rβ-carotene in the presence of the inhibitor. It was found that 30 μM diphenylamine specifically inhibits the biosynthesis of astaxanthin at the step of conversion of rβ-carotene to echinenone and canthaxanthin. The results imply that these two compounds are genuine intermediates in the pathway of astaxanthin biosynthesis in H. pluvialis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1519-1524
Number of pages	6
Journal	Plant and Cell Physiology
Volume	36
Issue number	8
State	Published - 1 Dec 1995

Keywords

Astaxanthin
Diphenylamine
Haematococcus pluvialis
Ketocarotenoid-biosynthesis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physiology
Plant Science
Cell Biology

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The biosynthetic pathway of astaxanthin in a green alga Haematococcus pluvialis as indicated by inhibition with diphenylamine

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