Opposite Chilarity of α-Carotene in Unusual Cyanobacteria with Unique Chlorophylls, Acaryochloris and Prochlorococcus

with Unique Chlorophylls, Acaryochloris and Prochlorococcus Shinichi Takaichi*, Mari Mochimaru, Hiroko Uchida, Akio Murakami, Euichi Hirose, Takashi Maoka, Tohru Tsuchiya and Mamoru Mimuro Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, 211-0063 Japan Department of Natural Sciences, Komazawa University, Setagaya, Tokyo, 154-8525 Japan Kobe University for Research Center for Inland Seas, Awaji, 656-2401 Japan Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan Research Institute for Production Development, Kyoto, 606-0805 Japan Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan *Corresponding author: E-mail, takaichi@nms.ac.jp; Fax, +44 733 3584. (Received May 17, 2012; Accepted September 4, 2012)