Carotenoids of Red, Brown, and Black Specimens of <i>Plectropomus leopardus</i>, the Coral Trout (<i>Suziara</i> in Japanese)

Integrative Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Analysis of Body Color Formation in the Leopard Coral Grouper (Plectropomus leopardus)

“…Carotenoids could strengthen the antioxidant ability, remove reactive oxygen species and free radicals, and enhance resistance to high temperatures in aquatic species and is therefore important for adaptation to changing environments (Babin et al, 2015;Meng et al, 2017). Carotenoids of different color morphs of P. leopardus have been identified including astaxanthin diester and monoester, as well as α-cryptoxanthin ester, tunaxanthin diester, adonixanthin diester, adonirubin ester, and adonirubin and tunaxanthin diester (Maoka et al, 2017). In the present transcriptome analysis, multiple genes involved in the uptake, transport, and absorption of carotenoids were up-regulated in the red-colored group compared with the black-colored group.…”

“…The leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) naturally inhabits tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Oceans, and exhibits black and red body colors, which contribute to fish adaptation to environment, quality, and price (Maoka et al, 2017). In vertebrates, darker eumelanic individuals tended to be more aggressive, less sensitive to environmental stresses, and have better immune function compared with lighter individuals (Ducrest et al, 2008).…”

“…Recently, the P. leopardus genome has been published, providing a basis for further chances of the intrinsic mechanism underlying body color variation and adaptation (Yang et al, 2020;Zhou et al, 2020). Transcriptome sequencing of different color morphs of P. leopardus has revealed multiple genes associated with carotenoid metabolism (Wang et al, 2015;Yang et al, 2020) and different kinds of carotenoids, including astaxanthin, tunaxanthin, and adonixanthin, were also detected and participated in body color formation in P. leopardus (Maoka et al, 2017).…”

Carotenoides E Suas Bioatividades: Uma Mini-Revisão Focada Nas Fontes Aquáticas

“…Por conta dessa propriedade e de refratar certos comprimentos de ondas, resultando em uma coloração natural, os carotenoides têm sido largamente utilizados como corantes naturais em vários setores da indústria, substituindo os corantes sintéticos que são danosos ao ambiente(MORTENSEN, 2006;BÁEZ, 2007). Outra grande propriedade dos carotenoides devido a sua estrutura é a de interagir e eliminar radicais livres presentes no organismo(FOO et al, 2017).Estudos recentes visaram aplicar a fucoxantina extraída de microalgas(FOO et al, 2017) e astaxantina obtida a partir de peixes e camarões(SOWMYA et al, 2017;LIRA et al, 2017;MAOKA et al, 2017) em fármacos que combatem o estresse oxidativo causado pelo excesso dos radicais livres (BAE, 2020). Dentre as bioatividades da fucoxantina estão sua Undaria pinnatifida, e as diatomáceas Chaetoseros sp., Cylindrotheca closterium, Odontella aurita e Phaeodactylum tricornutum(PENG et al, 2011).…”

Carotenoides E Suas Bioatividades: Uma Mini-Revisão Focada Nas Fontes Aquáticas

“…Estudos recentes visaram aplicar a fucoxantina extraída de microalgas(FOO et al, 2017) e astaxantina obtida a partir de peixes e camarões(SOWMYA et al, 2017; LIRA et al, 2017;MAOKA et al, 2017) em fármacos que combatem o estresse oxidativo causado pelo excesso dos radicais livres(BAE, 2020). Dentre as bioatividades da fucoxantina estão sua Figura 1.…”