Carotenoids in lichens from the Antarctic
Column-, and thin-layer chromatography revealed the presence of the following carotenoids in the thalli of 33 lichen species from the Antarctic : α-carotene, β-carotene, δ-carotene, ε-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, echinenone, hydroxyechinenone, canthaxanthin, α-doradexanthin, β-dora...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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National Institute of Polar Research
1996
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.15094/00008934 https://doaj.org/article/dcacf8e8044d482b9a5913da1001e59a |
Summary: | Column-, and thin-layer chromatography revealed the presence of the following carotenoids in the thalli of 33 lichen species from the Antarctic : α-carotene, β-carotene, δ-carotene, ε-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, echinenone, hydroxyechinenone, canthaxanthin, α-doradexanthin, β-doradexanthin, astaxanthin, lycopene-5,6-epoxide, lutein epoxide, antheraxanthin, neoxanthin, violaxanthin, auroxanthin, mutatoxanthin, and capsochrome. The total content of carotenoids ranged from 23.25 (Leptogium puberulum) to 123.50μg g^ dry wt (Polycauliona regalis). |
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