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S. Takaichi
Table 2.1
Distribution of carotenoids and chlorophylls in oxygenic phototrophs
Division
Carotene
Xanthophyll
Chlorophyll
Class
β
α
Ze Vi Ne Da Dd Fx Va Lu Lo Sx Others
a
b
c
Cyanophyta
H
L
H
No, L; Ec, H; My, H; Sy, L
H L
Glaucophyta
H
H
H
Rhodophyta
ZEA-type
H
H
H
ANT-type
H
H
An, H
H
LUT-type
H
L
L
H
H
Cryptophyta
H
L
Al, H; Cr, L; Mo, L
H
H
Heterokontophyta
Chrysophyceae
H
L
L
L H L
H
H
Raphidophyceae
H
H L
L
L
L
H
H
Bacillariophyceae
H
L
L
L H
H
H
Phaeophyceae
H
H H
L
L H
H
H
Xanthophyceae
H
L
H
H
Va-FA, L
H
H
Eustigmatophyceae
H
H
L
H
Haptophyta
H
L
L
H H
Fx-FA, L
H
H
Dinophyta
L
L
L
H
Pe, H
H
H
Euglenophyta
H
L
L
L
H
L L
H H
Chlorarachniophyta
H
L L L
L
L
Lo-FA, L
H H
Chlorophyta
Prasinophyceae
H
L
L H H
L
L H Pr, L; Lo-FA, L; Sx-FA, H
H H
Chlorophyceae
H H
L H H
H L L Sx-FA, L
H H
Ulvophyceae
H
L
L H H
L
L L Sx-FA, H
H H
Trebouxiophyceae
H
L H H
H
H H
Charophyceae
H
L H H
H
H H
Land Plants
H
L
L H H
H
H H
H, Major carotenoid in most species of the class; L, Low content in most species or major carotenoid in some species.
α,α-carotene; β,β-carotene; Al, alloxanthin; An, antheraxanthin; Cr, crocoxanthin; Da, diatoxanthin; Dd, diadinoxanthin; Ec, echinenone; -FA, fatty acid
ester; Fx, fucoxanthin; Lo, loroxanthin; Lu, lutein; Mo, monadoxanthin; My, myxol glycosides and oscillol glycosides; Ne, neoxanthin; No, nostoxanthin; Pe,
peridinine; Pr, prasinoxanthin; Sx, siphonaxanthin; Sy, synechoxanthin; Va, vaucheriaxanthin; Vi, violaxanthin; Ze, zeaxanthin.
Some cyanobacteria contain chlorophyll
dorf.
H: Major carotenoid in most species of the class; L: Low content in most species or major carotenoid in some species
α: α-carotene; β: β-carotene; Al: alloxanthin; An: antheraxanthin; Cr: crocoxanthin; Da: diatoxanthin; Dd: diadinoxanthin; Ec: echinenone; -FA: fatty acid ester; Fx: fucoxanthin; Lo:
loroxanthin; Lu: lutein; Mo: monadoxanthin; My: myxol glycosides and oscillol glycosides; Ne: neoxanthin; No: nostoxanthin; Pe: peridinine; Pr: prasinoxanthin; Sx: siphonaxanthin;
Sy: synechoxanthin; Va: vaucheriaxanthin; Vi: violaxanthin; Ze: zeaxanthin
Some cyanobacteria contain chlorophyll d
or f
S. Takaichi
Table 2.1
Distribution of carotenoids and chlorophylls in oxygenic phototrophs
Division
Carotene
Xanthophyll
Chlorophyll
Class
β
α
Ze Vi Ne Da Dd Fx Va Lu Lo Sx Others
a
b
c
Cyanophyta
H
L
H
No, L; Ec, H; My, H; Sy, L
H L
Glaucophyta
H
H
H
Rhodophyta
ZEA-type
H
H
H
ANT-type
H
H
An, H
H
LUT-type
H
L
L
H
H
Cryptophyta
H
L
Al, H; Cr, L; Mo, L
H
H
Heterokontophyta
Chrysophyceae
H
L
L
L H L
H
H
Raphidophyceae
H
H L
L
L
L
H
H
Bacillariophyceae
H
L
L
L H
H
H
Phaeophyceae
H
H H
L
L H
H
H
Xanthophyceae
H
L
H
H
Va-FA, L
H
H
Eustigmatophyceae
H
H
L
H
Haptophyta
H
L
L
H H
Fx-FA, L
H
H
Dinophyta
L
L
L
H
Pe, H
H
H
Euglenophyta
H
L
L
L
H
L L
H H
Chlorarachniophyta
H
L L L
L
L
Lo-FA, L
H H
Chlorophyta
Prasinophyceae
H
L
L H H
L
L H Pr, L; Lo-FA, L; Sx-FA, H
H H
Chlorophyceae
H H
L H H
H L L Sx-FA, L
H H
Ulvophyceae
H
L
L H H
L
L L Sx-FA, H
H H
Trebouxiophyceae
H
L H H
H
H H
Charophyceae
H
L H H
H
H H
Land Plants
H
L
L H H
H
H H
H, Major carotenoid in most species of the class; L, Low content in most species or major carotenoid in some species.
α,α-carotene; β,β-carotene; Al, alloxanthin; An, antheraxanthin; Cr, crocoxanthin; Da, diatoxanthin; Dd, diadinoxanthin; Ec, echinenone; -FA, fatty acid
ester; Fx, fucoxanthin; Lo, loroxanthin; Lu, lutein; Mo, monadoxanthin; My, myxol glycosides and oscillol glycosides; Ne, neoxanthin; No, nostoxanthin; Pe,
peridinine; Pr, prasinoxanthin; Sx, siphonaxanthin; Sy, synechoxanthin; Va, vaucheriaxanthin; Vi, violaxanthin; Ze, zeaxanthin.
Some cyanobacteria contain chlorophyll
dorf.
H: Major carotenoid in most species of the class; L: Low content in most species or major carotenoid in some species
α: α-carotene; β: β-carotene; Al: alloxanthin; An: antheraxanthin; Cr: crocoxanthin; Da: diatoxanthin; Dd: diadinoxanthin; Ec: echinenone; -FA: fatty acid ester; Fx: fucoxanthin; Lo:
loroxanthin; Lu: lutein; Mo: monadoxanthin; My: myxol glycosides and oscillol glycosides; Ne: neoxanthin; No: nostoxanthin; Pe: peridinine; Pr: prasinoxanthin; Sx: siphonaxanthin;
Sy: synechoxanthin; Va: vaucheriaxanthin; Vi: violaxanthin; Ze: zeaxanthin
Some cyanobacteria contain chlorophyll d
or f