Adaptative role of carotenoids and carotenoproteins in Cyclops kolensis Lilljeborg (Crustacea: Copepoda) specimens to extremely eutrophical conditions.
The authors, using column, thin-layer, and ion-exchange chromatography, investigated carotenoid and carotenoprotein complex content in Cyclops kolensis specimens from an extremely eutrophic pond. The following carotenoids were found to be present: beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lutein epoxide, crustaxanthin, 4'-hydroxyechinenone, canthaxanthin, and astaxanthin. Carotenoprotein complex containing astaxanthin as the prosthetic group name gamma-crustacyanine was purified from Cyclops kolensis individuals examined. The authors justify the adaptative role of these pigments in Cyclops kolensis specimens in extremely eutrophical conditions.
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Department of General Biology, Medical University, Kilińskiego 1, 15-230 Białystok 8, Poland.
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D000818:Animals; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003445:Crustacea / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
D011506:Proteins; D002338:Carotenoids