Abstract
The chemical structures of ultraviolet (UV)- absorbing substances secreted from the healthy living brown algae, Eisenia bicyclis and Ecklonia kurome, were demonstrated. The living activity of algal cells was critically examined using a confocal laser-scanning microscope after incorporation of fluorescein diacetate (FDA) into the cells. Using thin-layer chromatography (TLC), reversed-phase three-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-3D-HPLC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), it was found that the UV-absorbing substances (λmax 265-270 nm) secreted from the living brown algae mainly consisted of the three monomeric bromophenols, 2,4-dibromophenol, 2,4,6-tribromophenol and dibromo-iodophenol, but not phloroglucinol or phlorotannins. The other minor compounds detected in the secretions were as follows: benzothiazole, fatty acids (14:1, 16:0 and 18:0 acids), franesol, 3-hydroxy-2,4,4-trimethylpentyl 2-methylpropanoate and squalene. Exudation of phloroglucinol and phlorotannins was ascertained to take place only after the cell death of these algae. These results indicate that, whilst the algae are alive, polymeric phlorotannins are strictly kept within the algal body, and only monomeric bromophenols are secreted into the seawater medium.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 787-794 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Phycology |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1 2006 |
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Extracellular secretion of phenolic substances from living brown algae. / Shibata, Toshiyuki; Hama, Yoichiro; Miyasaki, Taiko; Ito, Makoto; Nakamura, Takashi.
In: Journal of Applied Phycology, Vol. 18, No. 6, 01.12.2006, p. 787-794.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Extracellular secretion of phenolic substances from living brown algae
AU - Shibata, Toshiyuki
AU - Hama, Yoichiro
AU - Miyasaki, Taiko
AU - Ito, Makoto
AU - Nakamura, Takashi
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - The chemical structures of ultraviolet (UV)- absorbing substances secreted from the healthy living brown algae, Eisenia bicyclis and Ecklonia kurome, were demonstrated. The living activity of algal cells was critically examined using a confocal laser-scanning microscope after incorporation of fluorescein diacetate (FDA) into the cells. Using thin-layer chromatography (TLC), reversed-phase three-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-3D-HPLC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), it was found that the UV-absorbing substances (λmax 265-270 nm) secreted from the living brown algae mainly consisted of the three monomeric bromophenols, 2,4-dibromophenol, 2,4,6-tribromophenol and dibromo-iodophenol, but not phloroglucinol or phlorotannins. The other minor compounds detected in the secretions were as follows: benzothiazole, fatty acids (14:1, 16:0 and 18:0 acids), franesol, 3-hydroxy-2,4,4-trimethylpentyl 2-methylpropanoate and squalene. Exudation of phloroglucinol and phlorotannins was ascertained to take place only after the cell death of these algae. These results indicate that, whilst the algae are alive, polymeric phlorotannins are strictly kept within the algal body, and only monomeric bromophenols are secreted into the seawater medium.
AB - The chemical structures of ultraviolet (UV)- absorbing substances secreted from the healthy living brown algae, Eisenia bicyclis and Ecklonia kurome, were demonstrated. The living activity of algal cells was critically examined using a confocal laser-scanning microscope after incorporation of fluorescein diacetate (FDA) into the cells. Using thin-layer chromatography (TLC), reversed-phase three-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-3D-HPLC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), it was found that the UV-absorbing substances (λmax 265-270 nm) secreted from the living brown algae mainly consisted of the three monomeric bromophenols, 2,4-dibromophenol, 2,4,6-tribromophenol and dibromo-iodophenol, but not phloroglucinol or phlorotannins. The other minor compounds detected in the secretions were as follows: benzothiazole, fatty acids (14:1, 16:0 and 18:0 acids), franesol, 3-hydroxy-2,4,4-trimethylpentyl 2-methylpropanoate and squalene. Exudation of phloroglucinol and phlorotannins was ascertained to take place only after the cell death of these algae. These results indicate that, whilst the algae are alive, polymeric phlorotannins are strictly kept within the algal body, and only monomeric bromophenols are secreted into the seawater medium.
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JO - Journal of Applied Phycology
JF - Journal of Applied Phycology
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