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Studies on the distribution and metabolism of D-rhodoic acid in algae

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Twelfth International Seaweed Symposium

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 41))

Abstract

D-Rhodoic acid, N(D-l-carboxyethyl)taurine, has been isolated from some red algae by Kuriyama (1961a, b, c) and from gastropod molluscs by Sato et al. (1985). This compound has an interesting structure analogous to octopine, lysopine, strombine, alanopine and histopine, which are all referred to as “opines” (Morizawa, 1927; Biemann, 1960; Sangster et al 1975; Fields, 1976; Sato et al., 1977a, b; Kemp, 1977). Molluscan rhodoic acid is biosynthesized by rhodoic acid dehydrogenase from taurine and pyruvic acid, using NADH as coenzyme, in the muscle tissue (Sato et al., 1986; Sato & Gäde, 1986). Concerning the metabolism of rhodoic acid in algae, it has been postulated that rhodoic acid might be derived from chondrin by an oxidative ring-opening reaction (Kuriyama, 1961a, b, c). However, there is no confirmatory evidence about this metabolism. This experiment was planned to get more information on the metabolism and distribution of rhodoic acid in the algae.

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Sato, M., Kanno, N., Sato, Y. (1987). Studies on the distribution and metabolism of D-rhodoic acid in algae. In: Ragan, M.A., Bird, C.J. (eds) Twelfth International Seaweed Symposium. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 41. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4057-4_67

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