Euglena gracilis as source of the antioxidant vitamin E. Effects of culture conditions in the wild strain and in the natural mutant WZSL
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1573-5176
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Euglena gracilis ; Euglenophyceae ; WZSL mutant ; flagellate ; biosynthesis ; antioxidant ; tocopherols ; vitamin E
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Biology
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Abstract The photosynthetic wild type and the spontaneous non-photosynthetic WZSL mutant of the unicellular flagellate Euglena gracilis were grown to investigate the influence of photoheterotrophic and heterotrophic conditions on α-tocopherol (vitamin E) content. HPLC analysis demonstrated a marked enhancement (almost 100%) of tocopherol content in the light in both strains, independent of the presence of chloroplasts. These findings indicate that the formation of vitamin E occurs inside both the mitochondrial and chloroplastic compartment, and that the correlation between light and vitamin E production is not linked to the existence of chlorophyll.
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Electronic Resource
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