Carotenoids of Photochromogens of “Unclassified Mycobacteria”
- 1 March 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 51 (3) , 169-171
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a127516
Abstract
Pigments of the photochromogens of “unclassified mycobacteria” could be extracted with peteroleum ether after the treatment of cells with ethanol. Partition test of the saponified pigments showed that they are epiphasic carotenoids. Two pigments from the photochro mogen Forbers 84 were isolated by chromatography, in which were used alumina as adsorbent and peteroleum ether as solvent. One was yellowish and weakly adsorbed to alumina and gave an absorption spectrum characteristic to beta-carotene. Another was reddish and strongly adsorbed to alumina and gave an absorption spectrum characteristic to lycopene.Keywords
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