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Isolation and characterization of a xanthophyll aberrant mutant of the green alga Nannochloropsis oculata.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Lee Mi-Young, Min Byung-Sul, Chang Chung-Soon, Jin EonSeon
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Novel mutants (xan1 and xan2) of the unicellular green alga Nannochloropsis oculata are impaired in xanthophyll biosynthesis, thereby producing aberrant levels of xanthophylls. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis revealed that the xan1 and xan2 mutants have double the violaxanthin (V) content, but have significantly decreased lutein content in their cells compared to the wild type. Furthermore,...
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