Guanine Crystal Formation and Behavior in Light Adaptation and Deuteration of the Dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae
Author
Bokov, Maxim
Hodoš, Matúš
Ioannes Marcus Marci Spectroscopic Society & Slovak Spectroscopic Society and organized by Ioannes Marcus Marci Spectroscopic Society & Palacky University Olomouc & Slovak Spectroscopic Society
Publication date
2024Metadata
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Abstract
Biogenic guanine crystals are crucial for light perception in animals and photosynthetic microalgae. Their high refractive index and plate-like arrangement allow these crystals to participate in scattering, reflection, and image formation. Interestingly, similar crystalline inclusions have been identified in phylogenetically distant photosynthetic microalgae. In Amphidinium carterae (Dinophyta), guanine crystals serve as long-term nitrogen stores and potentially contribute to light manipulation.
Keywords
guanine, algae, crystals, microalgae, purines, purine
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