Red alga

Figure 4 Halogenated terpenoid and polyketide metabolites isolated from red algae in the genera Laureucia and Plocamium...

Spiramycin is a macrolide that inhibits protein biosynthesis by blocking transfer of the aminoacyl-rRNA along the ribosome in a unique organelle of the parasite, termed apicoplast. The apicoplast is a remnant of a secondary endosymbiosis of a red algae and is only found in the phylum sporozoa. 

Abe, T., Masuda, M., Suzuki, T. and Suzuki, M. 1999. Chemical races in the red alga Laurencia nipponica (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramales) Phycol. Res. 47 87-95. 

Amico, V., Caccamese, S., Neri, P., Russo, G. and Foti, M. 1991. BrasUane-type ses-quiterpenoids from the Mediterraanean red alga Laurencia obtusa. Phytochemistry 30 1921-1928. 

Compagnini, A. and Toscana R. M. 1986. Paciferol from the Mediterranean red alga... 

Gabrielson, P. W. and Scagel, R. F. 1989. The marine algae of British Columbia, northern Washington, and southeast Alaska division Rhodophyta (red algae), class Rhodophyceae, order Gigartinales, families Caulacanthaceae and Plocamiaceae. Can. J. Bot. 67 1221-1234. 

Kbnig, G. M., Wright, A. D., and Linden, A. 1999. Plocamium hamatum and its monoter-penes chemcal and biological investigations of the tropical marine red alga. Phytochemistry 52 1047-1053. 

Oztunc, A., Imre, S., Loiter, H. and Wagner, H. 1991. Two C-15 bromoalleles form the red alga Laurencia obtusa. Phytochemistry 30 255-258. 

Stierle, D. B. and Sims, J. J. 1979. Marine natural products—V. Polyhalogenated cychc monoter-penes from the red alga Plocamium cartilagineum of Antarctica. Tetrahedron 35 1261-1265. 

Suzuki, M. and Kurosawa, E. 1978. Two new halogenated sesquiterpenes from the red alga Laurencia majuscula. Tetrahedron Lett. 4805-4808. 

Kurosawa, E. and Kurata, K. 1987. Majusculone, a novel norchamigrane-type metabolite from the red alga Laurencia majuscula Harvey. Buh. Chem. Soc. Japan 60 3795-3796. 

Chlorophyll d 445,686 green algae Some red algae and Blue-green -CHO -CH, -CH2CH3 -CHjCHjCOO-phytyl Double Single... 

The red microalga Porphyridium aerugineum is a source of blue color. This species is different from other red microalgae in that it lacks red phycoerythrin and its phycocyanin is C-phycocyanin rather than the R-phycocyanin that accompanies phycoerythrin found in many red algae and in other Porphyridium species. However, the biochemicals produced by P. aerugineum are similar to those of other red microalgae, e.g., sulfated polysaccharides, carotenoids, and lipids. An alternative source of C-phycocyanin is Spirulina platensis. ... 

Pedersen M (1976) A brominating and hydroxylating peroxidase from the red alga Cystoclonium purpureum. Physiol Plant 37 6-11. 

There are two general types of seaweed gums of commercial importance, the brown and the red algae (Figure 6) ( I). 

Sodium alginate is the principal brown algae gum, while the red algae are of two practical types ... 

Fujiwara K (2006) Total Synthesis of Medium-Ring Ethers from Laurencia Red Algae. 5 ... 

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