Czeczuga B., Randlane T., Saag A. & Czeczuga-Semeniuk E.
(2000):
Carotenoids in six species of the lichen genus Cetrelia from different sites in Eurasia,
Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory,
88: 51-60
olumn and thin-layer chromatography revealed the presence of the following carotenoids in the thalli of 6 species (45 specimens) of Cetrelia from various habitats in Eurasia: a- carotene, /l-carotene, /3-cryptoxanthin, lutein. 3'-epilutein, zeaxanthin. lycopene-5.6-epoxide, lutein epoxide, antheraxanthin, echinenone, hydroxyechinenone, canthaxanthin, a-doradexanthin. astaxan- thin, violaxanthin, flavoxanthin. mutatoxanthin, neoxanthin, capsochrome and apo-6'-lycopenal. Vio- laxanthin was as constant …
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