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The carotenoid content of lichens of the Cladonia genus from Mecklenburg
Author(s) -
Czeczuga B.,
Doll R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.19911020518
Subject(s) - violaxanthin , antheraxanthin , neoxanthin , carotenoid , lutein , zeaxanthin , astaxanthin , lichen , botany , lycopene , biology , chemistry , food science
The presence of carotenoids in 10 species of the lichens of the Cladonia genus from Mecklenburg was studied. The investigations revealed the presence of the following carotenoids: bisdehydrolycopene, β‐carotene, β‐cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein, 3‐epilutein, lycopene‐5,6‐epoxide, β‐carotene epoxide, antheraxanthin, lutein epoxide, mutatoxanthin, violaxanthin, neoxanthin, α‐doradexanthin, β‐doradexanthin, astaxanthin and rhodoxanthin. The total carotenoid content of the material ranged from 19.1 to 36.0 μg g −1 dry weight.