Phytotoxicity and ultrastructural effects of gymnopusin from the orchid Maxillaria densa on duckweed (Lemna pausicostata) frond and root tissues |
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Authors: | Valencia-Islas N A Paul R N Shier W T Mata R Abbas H K |
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Institution: | Petroleum and Environmental Geochemistry Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, UK. sbelt@plymouth.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | The effect of life cycle on the distributions of C(25) and C(30) highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) alkene lipids has been investigated for the marine diatom Rhizosolenia setigera. The concentrations of the C(30) compounds are largely independent of the cell volume, though the ratios of the individual isomers possessing five and six double bonds show a dependence on the position of the cell during its life cycle, especially during auxosporulation. In contrast to the C(30) pseudo-homologues, the C(25) isomers are not always detected in cultures of R. setigera. The biosynthesis of the C(25) HBIs would appear to result from the onset of auxosporulation, with further changes to their distributions taking place after this phase, including the formation of more unsaturated isomers. The results of this investigation may be used in part to explain the large variations in these lipids reported previously. |
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Keywords: | Rhizosolenia setigera Microalgae Diatoms Highly branched isoprenoids Alkenes Life cycle Auxosporulation HBIs |
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