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Carotenoids in some lichen species from Queensland (Australia)
Author(s) -
Czeczuga B.,
Rogers R. W.
Publication year - 1999
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.19991100517
Subject(s) - violaxanthin , antheraxanthin , lutein , neoxanthin , canthaxanthin , lichen , zeaxanthin , carotenoid , botany , biology , parmeliaceae , thallus , chemistry , astaxanthin , biochemistry , ascomycota , gene
Column and thin‐layer chromatography revealed the presence of the following carotenoids in the thalli of 17 lichen species from Queensland (Australia): α‐, β‐carotene, β‐cryptoxanthin, lutein, calthaxanthin, zeaxanthin, 3′‐hydroxyechinenone, canthaxanthin, lutein epoxide, antheraxanthin, violaxanthin, mutatoxanthin, neoxanthin, capsochrome, fucoxanthinol, β‐apo‐10′‐carotenal, β‐citraurin, apo‐10′‐violaxanthal (new to lichens) and paracentrone. The total content of carotenoids ranged from 14.42 μg −1 dry wt. in Parmotrema cooperi to 56.66 μg −1 dry wt. in Pyxine pungens .