Monodopsis subterranea is a source of α-tocomonoenol, and its concentration, in contrast to α-tocopherol, is not affected by nitrogen depletion

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α-Tomonoenols (αT1) are tocochromanols structurally related to tocopherols (T) and tocotrienols (T3), the bioactive members of the vitamin E family. However, limited evidence exists regarding the sources and biosynthesis of tocomonoenols. Nitrogen depletion increases the content of α-tocopherol (αT), the main vitamin E congener, in microalgae, but little is known regarding its effect on other tocochromanols, such as tocomonoenols and tocotrienols. We therefore quantified the concentrations of T, T1, and T3, in freeze-dried biomass from nitrogen-sufficient, and nitrogen-depleted Monodopsis subterranea (Eustigmatophyceae). The identities of isomers of αT1 were confirmed by LC-MS and GC-MS. αT was the predominant tocochromanol (82% of total tocochromanols). αT1 was present in higher quantities than the sum of all T3 (6% vs. 1% of total tocochromanols). 11'-αT1 was the main αT1 isomer. Nitrogen depletion increased αT, but not αT1 or T3 in M. subterranea. In conclusion, nitrogen depletion increased the content of αT, the biologically most active form of vitamin E, in M. subterranea without affecting αT1 and T3 and could potentially be used as a strategy to enhance its nutritional value but not to increase αT1 content, indicating that αT1 accumulation is independent of that of αT in microalgae.

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E-Artikel

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Food science & nutrition - 12(2024), 3 vom: 24. März, Seite 1869-1879

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Englisch

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Montoya-Arroyo, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Muñoz-González, Alejandra [VerfasserIn]
Lehnert, Katja [VerfasserIn]
Frick, Konstantin [VerfasserIn]
Schmid-Staiger, Ulrike [VerfasserIn]
Vetter, Walter [VerfasserIn]
Frank, Jan [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Marine‐derived tocopherol
Microalgae
Tocotrienol
Vitamin E

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Date Revised 09.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1002/fsn3.3880

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NLM369448995