Identification by HPLC-MS of carotenoids of the Thraustochytrium CHN-1 strain isolated from the Seto Inland Sea

Marvelisa L Carmona; Takeshi Naganuma; Yukiho Yamaoka

doi:10.1271/bbb.67.884

Identification by HPLC-MS of carotenoids of the Thraustochytrium CHN-1 strain isolated from the Seto Inland Sea

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2003 Apr;67(4):884-8. doi: 10.1271/bbb.67.884.

Authors

Marvelisa L Carmona¹, Takeshi Naganuma, Yukiho Yamaoka

Affiliation

¹ School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan.

PMID: 12784633
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.884

Abstract

The orange-pigmented Thraustochytrium, CHN-1 strain was found to contain astaxanthin as the main carotenoid pigment. Echinenone, canthaxanthin, phoenicoxanthin and beta-carotene were also identified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and HPLC-mass spectrometry. The total extractable carotenoid level was found to increase with culture age.

MeSH terms

Canthaxanthin / isolation & purification
Carotenoids / isolation & purification*
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Fungi / chemistry*
Fungi / growth & development
Mass Spectrometry*
beta Carotene / isolation & purification

Substances

beta Carotene
Carotenoids
Canthaxanthin
echinenone