Czeczuga B., Kilias H., Czeczuga-Semeniuk E., Muhr L.E., Lumbsch H.T. & Hestmark G.
(2000):
Carotenoids in the thalli of lichen species from central Europe,
Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory,
89: 299-311
Column and thin-layer chromatography revealed the presence of the following carotenoids in the thalli 70 lichen species (87 specimens) from Central Europe: a-carotene, ß- carotene, /3-cryptoxanthin, lutein. 3'-epilutein, zeaxanthin, 4'-hydroxyechinenone, a-doradexanthin, canthaxanthin, astaxanthin, lutein epoxide, antheraxanthin, violaxanthin, mutatoxanthin, luteoxan- thin, phoenicoxanthin, auroxanthin, neoxanthin, diatoxanthin, /3-carotene monoepoxide, muta- tochrome, aurochrome, cryptoflavin, …
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