Comparative biochemical studies of carotenoids in sea-urchins—I

Tsushima, Miyuki; Matsuno, Takao

doi:10.1016/0305-0491(90)90235-l

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“…Consistent with previous reports (Borisovets et al, 2002;Garama et al, 2012;Griffiths & Perrott, 1976 Table S2 Suckling Symonds et al, 2007Symonds et al, , 2009Tsushima, Byrne, Amemiya & Matsuno, 1995;Tsushima & Matsuno, 1990 echinenone, comprising the 9 0 -cis-and all-trans isomers, was found to be the major carotenoid present in the gonads of both E. chloroticus and H. Consistent with previous reports (Borisovets et al, 2002;Garama et al, 2012;Griffiths & Perrott, 1976 Table S2 Suckling Symonds et al, 2007Symonds et al, , 2009Tsushima, Byrne, Amemiya & Matsuno, 1995;Tsushima & Matsuno, 1990 echinenone, comprising the 9 0 -cis-and all-trans isomers, was found to be the major carotenoid present in the gonads of both E. chloroticus and H.…”

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“…Sea urchin gonad colour is associated with the deposition of carotenoid pigment molecules in the tissue (Borisovets, Zadorozhny, Kalinina, Lepskaya & Yakush, 2002;Griffiths & Perrott, 1976;Symonds, Kelly, Caris-Veyrat & Young, 2007;Symonds, Kelly, Suckling & Young, 2009;Tsushima & Matsuno, 1990. Other than a few known exceptions (Moran & Jarvik, 2010;Shukolyukov & Saakov, 2001), animals are unable to synthesize carotenoids de novo.…”

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“…Other than a few known exceptions (Moran & Jarvik, 2010;Shukolyukov & Saakov, 2001), animals are unable to synthesize carotenoids de novo. Sea urchins are thought to obtain precursor carotenoids from their diet that consists mainly of kelp and seaweeds, which are then modified in the viscera (Symonds et al, 2007;Tsushima & Matsuno, 1990), before being transported to other tissues including the gonad. The major carotenoid present in sea urchin gonads is reported to be 9 0 -cis-echinenone (Symonds et al, 2007(Symonds et al, , 2009Tsushima & Matsuno, 1997).…”

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Carotenoid composition of a New Zealand (Evechinus chloroticus) and an Australian (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) sea urchin in relation to gonad colour

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Sea urchins are commercially harvested for their edible gonads, also known as roe or uni. Most species, particularly those from the Northern hemisphere are reported to exhibit limited variation in gonad colour, which is proposed to be due to carotenoid pigments. The commercially harvested species from New Zealand, Evechinus chloroticus, and from Australia, Heliocidaris erythrogramma, however, exhibit considerable gonad colour variation, ranging from a culinary desirable light yellow/orange to an undesirable brown. Gonads from E. chloroticus and H. erythrogramma were characterized spectrophotometrically and the carotenoid content extracted and analysed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The main carotenoid found in the gonads of both species was 9 0 -cis-echinenone, with lower levels of all-trans-echinenone, lutein and isozeaxanthin. Carotenoid composition contributed to the yellow/orange colour components of the gonads, but was not correlated with the darker roe coloration observed in some E. chloroticus individuals. Our results highlight important considerations relating sea urchin gonad coloration to carotenoid content and as such will provide useful information for the future aquaculture and processing of these two species. K E Y W O R D S9 0 -cis-echinenone, carotenoid, Evechinus chloroticus, Heliocidaris erythrogramma, RP-HPLC, sea urchin

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Carotenoid composition of a New Zealand (Evechinus chloroticus) and an Australian (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) sea urchin in relation to gonad colour

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“…The cytotoxic acetylenic carotenoids diatoxanthin, and alloxanthin were present in the gonads of Australian and Japanese species of the echinoids Heliocidaris erythrogramma and H. tuberculata (380); in the sea urchin Pseudocentrotus depressus (381); in the sea urchin Peronella japonica (382); in seven species of sea urchins, belonging to the orders Cidaroida, Echinothurioida, Diadematoida, and Arbacioida, as well as pectenolone (308) and 4-keto-cynthiaxanthin (309) (383).…”

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Anticancer activity of natural and synthetic acetylenic lipids

Dembitsky¹

2006

Lipids

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This review is a comprehensive survey of acetylenic lipids and their derivatives, obtained from living organisms, that have anticancer activity. Acetylenic metabolites belong to a class of molecules containing triple bond(s). They are found in plants, fungi, microorganisms, and marine invertebrates. Although acetylenes are common as components of terrestrial plants, fungi, and bacteria, it is only within the last 30 years that biologically active polyacetylenes having unusual structural features have been reported from plants, cyanobacteria, algae, invertebrates, and other sources. Naturally occurring aquatic acetylenes are of particular interest since many of them display important biological activities and possess antitumor, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifouling, antifungal, pesticidal, phototoxic, HIV-inhibitory, and immunosuppressive properties. There is no doubt that they are of great interest, especially for the medicinal and/or pharmaceutical industries. This review presents structures and describes cytotoxic and anticancer activities only for more than 300 acetylenic lipids and their derivatives isolated from living organisms.

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“…Other study suggested that the color variation of sea urchin possible due to the presence of carotenoid and naphthoquinone pigment (Tsushima and Matsuno, 1990;Matsuno and Tsushima, 2001). Carotenoid gives colors including red, orange and yellow (Kelly and Symonds, 2013).…”

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Color diversity and distribution of sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla in Cenderawasih Bay ecoregion of Papua, Indonesia

Toha

Sumitro

Widodo

et al. 2015

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

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Tripneustes gratilla is a sea urchin with a variety of colors, which is associated with adaptability to the environment. The color diversity of sea urchin in the Cenderawasih Bay ecoregion has not been studied yet. Therefore, we investigated the habitat influences on color pattern and distribution of T. gratilla at Cenderawasih Bay. One hundred and seven individuals of T. gratilla were randomly collected in 5 different locations in Cenderawasih Bay. There are 35, 30, 13, 20 and nine individuals from Manokwari, Wasior, Biak, Nabire, and Yapen, respectively. The result showed the test (skeleton), spine, and tube feet color of T. gratilla in Cenderawasih Bay have 31 different colors. Tangency analysis indicated that the color diversity was associated with location site of T. gratilla at Cenderawasih Bay. Black-white is dominant test color of T. gratilla and occurs in all populations, whereas dark purple-orange only occurs in Wasior population. Five spine colors of T. gratilla were not uniformly distributed in all populations. The white color spine is dominant and occurs at all locations while reddish orange occurs only in Wasior. Moreover, the color of tube feet is very influenced by the environment. ª 2015 National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries. Hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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Comparative biochemical studies of carotenoids in sea-urchins—I

Cited by 34 publications

References 9 publications

Carotenoid composition of a New Zealand (Evechinus chloroticus) and an Australian (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) sea urchin in relation to gonad colour

Carotenoid composition of a New Zealand (Evechinus chloroticus) and an Australian (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) sea urchin in relation to gonad colour

Anticancer activity of natural and synthetic acetylenic lipids

Color diversity and distribution of sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla in Cenderawasih Bay ecoregion of Papua, Indonesia

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