Abstract:
:Until now, there is a lack of knowledge about the presence of chitin in numerous representatives of corals (Cnidaria). However, investigations concerning the chitin-based skeletal organization in different coral taxa are significant from biochemical, structural, developmental, ecological and evolutionary points of view. In this paper, we present a thorough screening for the presence of chitin within the skeletal formations of a poorly investigated Mediterranean black coral, Parantipathes larix (Esper, 1792), as a typical representative of the Schizopathidae family. Using a wide array variety of techniques ((13)C solid state NMR, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Raman, NEXAFS, Morgan-Elson assay and Calcofluor White Staining), we unambiguously show for the first time that chitin is an important component within the skeletal stalks as well as pinnules of this coral.
journal_name
Int J Biol Macromoljournal_title
International journal of biological macromoleculesauthors
Bo M,Bavestrello G,Kurek D,Paasch S,Brunner E,Born R,Galli R,Stelling AL,Sivkov VN,Petrova OV,Vyalikh D,Kummer K,Molodtsov SL,Nowak D,Nowak J,Ehrlich Hdoi
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.04.016subject
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2012-07-01 00:00:00pages
129-37issue
1-2eissn
0141-8130issn
1879-0003pii
S0141-8130(12)00147-Xjournal_volume
51pub_type
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