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Exposure to low irradiances favors the synthesis of 9-cis beta, beta-carotene in Dunaliella salina (Teod.).

We examined the effect of irradiance on the synthesis of beta-carotene and its isomers by Dunaliella salina. Growth irradiance had a marked effect both on growth of the alga (which was suppressed at both low and high irradiances) and on the accumulation of beta-carotene. The accumulation of beta-carotene but not alpha-carotene was closely linked to an increase in irradiance. Growth at low irradiances (20-50 micromol m(-2) s(-1)) promoted a high ratio of 9-cis to all-trans beta-carotene (>2:1), while exposure to high irradiances (200-1,250 micromol m(-2) s(-1)) resulted in a large reduction in this ratio (to <0.45:1). A similar pattern was seen for the geometric isomers of alpha-carotene, with exposure to low irradiance favoring the accumulation of the 9-cis form. The carotenoid biosynthesis inhibitors 4-chloro-5(methylamino)-2-(alpha-alpha-alpha-trifluoro-m-tolyl)-3-(sH )-pyridazinone and 2-(4-chlorophenylthio)triethylamine caused the accumulation of the precursors phytoene and lycopene, respectively, in D. salina. High-performance liquid chromatography and infrared analysis showed that phytoene adopted the 15-cis and all-trans forms (as in higher plants), and that lycopene primarily adopted the all-trans form. This indicates that isomerization of beta-carotene takes place during or after cyclization.[1]

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