Abstract
The activation of the carotene biosynthetic pathway in Blakeslea trispora was found to occur by trisporic acid and many other compounds such as abscisic acid, β-ionone, α-ionone and vitamin A which share significant structural similarity with trisporic acid. The magnitude of stimulatory activities of these effectors was in the order trisporic acid > abscisic acid > β-ionone > α-ionone > vitamin A. Comparison of structures and stimulatory activities of all the effectors indicated that the short length of the side chain and the presence of a keto group in the ring structure of the trisporic acid molecule contributed significantly to the biological activity towards carotenogenesis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 795-798 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Phytochemistry |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- abscisic acid
- Blakeslea trispara
- carotenoids
- fungi
- ionones
- Mucorales
- regulation
- trisporic acid
- vitamin A
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Plant Science
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Organic Chemistry
- Drug Discovery