Pterobilin

Pterobilin is a blue bile pigment found in Nessaea spp.,[2] Graphium agamemnon, G. antiphates, G. doson, and G. sarpedon.[3] It is one of only a few blue pigments found in any animal species, as most animals use iridescence to create blue coloration. Other blue pigments of animal origin include phorcabilin, used by other butterflies in Graphium and Papilio (specifically P. phorcas and P. weiskei), and sarpedobilin, which is used by Graphium sarpedon.[3]

Pterobilin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C33H34N4O6
Molar mass 582.6536
Density 1.3±0.1 g/cm3[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Graphium sarpedon which contains pterobilin

Sythetic pathways

Pterobilin 1 is a chemical precursor to sarpedobilin 3 in the larvae of the fourth instar of G. sarpedon through a double cyclisation of the central vinyl groups of the adjacent nitrogens.[4] In the butterfly species Pieris brassicae, it is produced starting with acetate and then proceeding to glycin, then δ-aminolevulinic acid, then coproporphyrinogen III, to protoporphyrin IX and finally into pterobilin.[4][5]

Pterobilin 1 can be phototransformed into Pterobilin 2 and 3 in vitro.[4] Pterobilin 1 can also be thermally rearranged in vitro into phorcabilin 2.[4][6]

Biochemical roles

Pterobilin in P. brassicae[7][8][9] is thought to play a role in photoreception for the different instars for metering diapause.[4] In adult P. brassicae butterflies the compound is thought to have a role in heat transfer,[10] as the wing scales where pterobilin accumulates differ morphologically in a way that would facilitate photoreception.[4]

See also

Further reading
  • Rüdiger, W., Klose, W., Vuillaume, M., and Barbier, M. (1969). Experimentia, 25, 487-488.
  • Bois-Choussy, Michèle; Barbier, Michel (1978). Heterocycles 9, 677-690.
  • Barbier, Michel, Bergerard, J., Hurpin, B., and Vuillaume, M. (1970). Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences Paris, 271, 342-345.
  • Vuillaume, M., and Bergerard, J. (1978). Chronobiologia, 5, 286-292.
  • Vuillaume, M., and Dattée, Y. (1980). Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale, 121, 159-164.
  • Allyn, A. C., Barbier, Michel, Bois-Choussy, Michèle, and Rothschild, M. (1981). Antenna, Londres, 29-31.

References
  1. "Pterobilin (Found by synonym)". ChemSpider. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. Vane-Wright, Richard I. (22 February 1979). "The coloration, identification and phylogeny of Nessaea butterflies (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology Series. 38 (2): 27–56. OCLC 5510989. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. Simonis, Priscilla; Serge, Berthier (30 March 2012). "Chapter number 1 How Nature produces blue color". In Massaro, Alessandro (ed.). Photonic Crystals - Introduction, Applications and Theory. InTech. ISBN 978-953-51-0431-5. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. Bois-Choussy, Michèle; Barbier, Michel (10 February 1983). "Biosynthesis of the bile pigment sarpedobilin from [14C]pterobilin by Papilio sarpedon (lepidoptera)". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Elsevier. 100 (3): 779–782. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(83)91029-X. ISSN 0006-291X. OCLC 4922987039. PMID 6838551.
  5. Rüdiger, W., Klose, W., Vuillaume, M., and Barbier, M. (1969). Experimentia, 25, 487-488.
  6. Bois-Choussy, Michèle; Barbier, Michel (1978). Heterocycles 9, 677-690.
  7. Barbier, Michel, Bergerard, J., Hurpin, B., and Vuillaume, M. (1970). Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences Paris, 271, 342-345.
  8. Vuillaume, M., and Bergerard, J. (1978). Chronobiologia, 5, 286-292.
  9. Vuillaume, M., and Dattée, Y. (1980). Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale, 121, 159-164.
  10. Allyn, A. C., Barbier, Michel, Bois-Choussy, Michèle, and Rothschild, M. (1981). Antenna, Londres, 29-31.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.