Abstract
Scenedesmus obliquus, strain 633, which synthesizes ketocarotenoids and sporopollenin, also forms pink-red-colored cell walls. Both the cell walls left over after autospore liberation and those from homogenates of disrupted green cells have similar carotenoid pigmentation. Canthaxanthin, astaxanthin, an unidentified ketocarotenoid, and lutein were found as integral cell wall components. They are bound to the outer (trilaminar) layer of the complete cell wall which also contains sporopollenin.
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Abbreviations
- CWH:
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complete cell walls isolated from the homogenates
- CWM:
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maternal cell walls accumulated in the medium
- KC:
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ketocarotenoid
- SC:
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secondary carotenoids
- SP:
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sporopollenin
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Burczyk, J., Szkawran, H., Zontek, I. et al. Carotenoids in the outer cell-wall layer of Scenedesmus (Chlorophyceae). Planta 151, 247–250 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395176
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