Carotenoids in certain lichens of Białowieża Forest

• Published in: Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
• Main Author: Bazyli Czeczuga
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Botanical Society 2014
• Subjects: lichens; carotenoids; Białowieża Forest; Botany; QK1-989; Cladonia rangiferina
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1994.003; https://doaj.org/article/593ba30cbbfa45128caf0b2c09619a38

Column-, and thin-layer chromatography revealed the presence of the following carotenoids in the thalli of 29 lichen species from Białowieża Forest: α-carotene, β-carotene, α-cryptoxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein, 3'-epilutein, zeaxanthin, β-carotene monoepoxide, lutein epoxide, antheraxanthin, 3'-hydroxyechinenone, α-doradexanthin, canthaxanthin, astaxanthin, neoxani thin, violaxanthin and mutatoxanthin. The total content of carotenoids ranged from 16.83 (Cladonia rangiferina) to 92.98 µg g dry wt (Xanthoria parietina). There were differences in carotenoid composition, concentration of each carotenoid, and in the total content in the thalli of four species collected from niches with different insolation.