| Literature DB >> 5411431 |
Abstract
Differences between the absorption spectra of zeta-carotene (7,8,7',8'-tetrahydrolycopene) and the corresponding conjugated heptaene from diphenylamine-inhibited cultures of Rhodospirillum rubrum have been rationalized by the identification of the latter compound as the unsymmetrical isomer, 7,8,11,12-tetrahydrolycopene. The structures of the other conjugated polyene hydrocarbons, phytoene, phytofluene and neurosporene, have been confirmed and a novel pathway for the dehydrogenation of phytoene to lycopene in these bacteria is described.Entities:
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Year: 1970 PMID: 5411431 PMCID: PMC1185328 DOI: 10.1042/bj1160093
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857