Identification of Carotenoids and Isoprenoid Quinones from Asaia lannensis and Asaia bogorensis
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Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wólczańska, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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Institute of Food Technology and Analysis, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, 4/10 Stefanowskiego, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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Molecules 2017, 22(10), 1608; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22101608
Received: 4 September 2017
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Revised: 24 September 2017
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Accepted: 24 September 2017
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Published: 25 September 2017
(This article belongs to the Section Metabolites)
The aim of the study was to identify and quantitatively assess of carotenoids and isoprenoid quinones biosynthesized by six different strains of acetic acid bacteria, belonging to genus Asaia, that are common beverage-spoiling bacteria in Europe. Bacterial cultures were conducted in a laboratory liquid culture minimal medium with 2% sucrose. Carotenoids and isoprenoid quinones were investigated using UHPLC-DAD-ESI-MS analysis. In general, tested strains of Asaia spp. were able to produce 10 carotenoids and 3 isoprenoid quinones: menaquinone-7, menaquinone-8, and ubiquinone-10. The main identified carotenoids in Asaia lannensis strains were phytofluene, neurosporene, α-carotene, while for Asaia bogorensis, neurosporene, canthaxanthin, and zeaxanthin were noted. What is more, tested Asaia spp. were able to produce myxoxanthophyll, which has so far been identified primarily in cyanobacteria. The results show that A. lannensis are characterized by statistically higher concentrations of produced carotenoids, as well as a greater variety of these compounds. We have noted that carotenoids were not only accumulated by bacterial cells, but also some strains of A. lannensis produced extracellular carotenoids.
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Keywords:
Asaia bogorensis; Asaia lannensis; carotenoids; isoprenoid quinones; phytofluene; neurosporene; canthaxanthin; zeaxanthin; menaquinone; ubiquinone-10
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Antolak, H.; Oracz, J.; Otlewska, A.; Żyżelewicz, D.; Kręgiel, D. Identification of Carotenoids and Isoprenoid Quinones from Asaia lannensis and Asaia bogorensis. Molecules 2017, 22, 1608. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22101608
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Antolak H, Oracz J, Otlewska A, Żyżelewicz D, Kręgiel D. Identification of Carotenoids and Isoprenoid Quinones from Asaia lannensis and Asaia bogorensis. Molecules. 2017; 22(10):1608. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22101608
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntolak, Hubert, Joanna Oracz, Anna Otlewska, Dorota Żyżelewicz, and Dorota Kręgiel. 2017. "Identification of Carotenoids and Isoprenoid Quinones from Asaia lannensis and Asaia bogorensis" Molecules 22, no. 10: 1608. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22101608
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