Composition of soluble mineralizing matrices in zooxanthellate and non-zooxanthellate scleractinian corals: Biochemical assessment of photosynthetic metabolism through the study of a skeletal feature

被引:38
作者
Gautret, P [1 ]
Cuif, JP [1 ]
Freiwald, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BREMEN,FACHBEREICH GEOWISSENSCH,D-28334 BREMEN,GERMANY
关键词
amino acids; calcification; glucidic components; proteic components; zooxanthellate corals; non-zooxanthellate corals; recent;
D O I
10.1007/BF02536884
中图分类号
P5 [地质学];
学科分类号
0709 ; 081803 ;
摘要
Soluble organic matrices extracted from aragonitic skeletons produced by recent zooxanthellate and non-zooxanthellate scleractinian corals were studied after suitable hydrolyses, by HPLC chromatographies allowing characterization of their amino acid and monosaccharide compositions. Clear compositional differences can be correlated with the symbiotic or non-symbiotic character in both proteic (via Asp, Glu, Ala and Ser) and glucidic phases of soluble matrices (via GalN, GlcN and Gal), providing new criteria to assess the impact of photosynthetic metabolism on skeletal features of scleractinian corals.
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页码:189 / 194
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