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Carotenoid Pigments of Genus Rhodococcus
Author(s) -
Ichiyama Satoshi,
Shimokata Kaoru,
Tsukamura Michio
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1989.tb01999.x
Subject(s) - carotenoid , biology , pigment , rhodococcus , rhodococcus rhodochrous , genus , carotene , botany , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme , organic chemistry
A study of carotenoid pigments of the genus Rhodococcus was carried out. According to carotenes contained, Rhodococcus species were divided into three groups: the first group of Rhodococcus luteus, R. coprophilus, R. lentifragmentus , and R. maris , which formed β ‐carotene; the second group of R. equi, R. rubropertinctus, R. aichiensis, R. sputi, R. chubuensis, R. obuensis, R. bronchialis, R. roseus, R. rhodochrous, R. rhodnii , and R. terrae , which formed γ ‐carotene‐like substance; and the third group of R. aurantiacus , which formed neither carotene. Other carotenoid pigments were different according to the species.