Splitting of β-carotene in the sexual interaction of Phycomyces
作者:Silvia Polaino、M. Mar Herrador、Enrique Cerdá-Olmedo、Alejandro F. Barrero
DOI:10.1039/c0ob00321b
日期:——
Two new 7-carbon compounds, 1 and 2, have been found in the culture medium of Phycomyces blakesleeanus. A genetic test showed that they derive from β-carotene. These new molecules represent the missing link that proves that β-carotene is split into fragments of 18, 15 and 7 carbon fragments, each head of a separate family of apocarotenoids.