Carotenoids in five aeroterrestrial strains from Vischeria/Eustigmatos group: updating the pigment pattern of Eustigmatophyceae
Carotenoids have received particular attention both for their importance in algal systematics and hydrobiology and for their health benefits for humans, along with other applications in various industries. Here, we provide new data on the carotenoid content of five Vischeria/Eustigmatos strains isol...
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| author | Maya Stoyneva-Gärtner Petya Stoykova Blagoy Uzunov Ivayla Dincheva Ivan Atanassov Petya Draganova Cvetanka Borisova Georg Gärtner |
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| description | Carotenoids have received particular attention both for their importance in algal systematics and hydrobiology and for their health benefits for humans, along with other applications in various industries. Here, we provide new data on the carotenoid content of five Vischeria/Eustigmatos strains isolated from aeroterrestrial habitats in Bulgaria and kept in the Algal Collection of Sofia University (ACUS). The obtained pigment pattern with nine carotenoids and generalization of literature data allowed us to update the knowledge on the chemotaxonomic characteristics of Eustigmatophyceae with a total of 47 pigments reported for the group, out of which 37 are carotenoids. The important photosynthetic pigment lutein, considered also a high-value product with extensive applications in feed, food, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, was proved as a novel carotenoid for the group. The results also confirmed the presence of luteoxanthin, which is rarely reported in algae. All strains had a high content of the commercially valuable health-promoting xanthophyll astaxanthin. There were also different amounts of beta-carotene, violaxanthin, vaucheriaxanthin, canthaxanthin, zeaxanthin and antheraxanthin. Based on the differences in the pigment composition of the members of the ecological groups of aquatic and aeroterrestrial species, we propose the existence of two main pigment types in the class Eustigmatophyceae, with the aquatic type further divided into freshwater and marine pigment subtypes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44b40d94d5f346e59d6d8f872bd450a72022-12-21T19:54:54ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBiotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment1310-28181314-35302019-01-0133125026710.1080/13102818.2018.15629841562984Carotenoids in five aeroterrestrial strains from Vischeria/Eustigmatos group: updating the pigment pattern of EustigmatophyceaeMaya Stoyneva-Gärtner0Petya Stoykova1Blagoy Uzunov2Ivayla Dincheva3Ivan Atanassov4Petya Draganova5Cvetanka Borisova6Georg Gärtner7Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”Agricultural AcademySofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”Agricultural AcademyAgricultural AcademySofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”University of InnsbruckCarotenoids have received particular attention both for their importance in algal systematics and hydrobiology and for their health benefits for humans, along with other applications in various industries. Here, we provide new data on the carotenoid content of five Vischeria/Eustigmatos strains isolated from aeroterrestrial habitats in Bulgaria and kept in the Algal Collection of Sofia University (ACUS). The obtained pigment pattern with nine carotenoids and generalization of literature data allowed us to update the knowledge on the chemotaxonomic characteristics of Eustigmatophyceae with a total of 47 pigments reported for the group, out of which 37 are carotenoids. The important photosynthetic pigment lutein, considered also a high-value product with extensive applications in feed, food, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, was proved as a novel carotenoid for the group. The results also confirmed the presence of luteoxanthin, which is rarely reported in algae. All strains had a high content of the commercially valuable health-promoting xanthophyll astaxanthin. There were also different amounts of beta-carotene, violaxanthin, vaucheriaxanthin, canthaxanthin, zeaxanthin and antheraxanthin. Based on the differences in the pigment composition of the members of the ecological groups of aquatic and aeroterrestrial species, we propose the existence of two main pigment types in the class Eustigmatophyceae, with the aquatic type further divided into freshwater and marine pigment subtypes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2018.1562984astaxanthinchemotaxonomyluteinluteoxanthinpigment groupssoil algae |
| spellingShingle | Maya Stoyneva-Gärtner Petya Stoykova Blagoy Uzunov Ivayla Dincheva Ivan Atanassov Petya Draganova Cvetanka Borisova Georg Gärtner Carotenoids in five aeroterrestrial strains from Vischeria/Eustigmatos group: updating the pigment pattern of Eustigmatophyceae Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment astaxanthin chemotaxonomy lutein luteoxanthin pigment groups soil algae |
| title | Carotenoids in five aeroterrestrial strains from Vischeria/Eustigmatos group: updating the pigment pattern of Eustigmatophyceae |
| title_full | Carotenoids in five aeroterrestrial strains from Vischeria/Eustigmatos group: updating the pigment pattern of Eustigmatophyceae |
| title_fullStr | Carotenoids in five aeroterrestrial strains from Vischeria/Eustigmatos group: updating the pigment pattern of Eustigmatophyceae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carotenoids in five aeroterrestrial strains from Vischeria/Eustigmatos group: updating the pigment pattern of Eustigmatophyceae |
| title_short | Carotenoids in five aeroterrestrial strains from Vischeria/Eustigmatos group: updating the pigment pattern of Eustigmatophyceae |
| title_sort | carotenoids in five aeroterrestrial strains from vischeria eustigmatos group updating the pigment pattern of eustigmatophyceae |
| topic | astaxanthin chemotaxonomy lutein luteoxanthin pigment groups soil algae |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2018.1562984 |
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