NCBI Taxonomy: 2242

Halobacterium salinarum (ncbi_taxid: 2242)

found 1 associated metabolites at species taxonomy rank level.

Ancestor: Halobacterium

Child Taxonomies: Halobacterium salinarum (strain Mex), Halobacterium salinarum DSM 3754, Halobacterium salinarum (strain Port), Halobacterium salinarum NRC-34001, Halobacterium salinarum (strain Shark)

Bisanhydrobacterioruberin

(2S,2S)-3,3,4,4-Tetradehydro-1,1,2,2-tetrahydro-1,1-dihydroxy-2,2-bis(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-psi,psi-carotene

C50H72O2 (704.5532012)


A C50 carotenoid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of bacterioruberin, a red-coloured pigment found in several Halobacterium and Haloarcula species.