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Carotenoids in representatives of the Protousnea (Parmeliaceae), endemic genus from South America
Author(s) -
Czeczuga B.,
CzeczugaSemeniuk E.,
Calvelo S.,
Liberatore S.
Publication year - 2005
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.200411068
Subject(s) - canthaxanthin , zeaxanthin , carotenoid , lutein , neoxanthin , violaxanthin , antheraxanthin , parmeliaceae , astaxanthin , botany , biology , biochemistry , ascomycota , gene
Column, thin‐layer and reverse‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography revealed the presence of the following carotenoids in the thalli of 7 lichen species representatives of the Protousnea (Parmeliaceae) endemic genus from South America: α‐carotene, β‐carotene, retrodehydro‐β‐carotene, α‐cryptoxanthin, β‐cryptoxanthin, lycopene‐5,6‐epoxide, lutein, 3′‐epilutein, zeaxanthin, antheraxanthin, cryptoflavin, loroxanthin, capsochrome, neoxanthin, violaxanthin, 3‐hydroxyechinenone, adonixanthin, canthaxanthin, astaxanthin, rhodoxanthin, citranaxanthin and torularhodin methyl ester. The total content of carotenoids ranged from 32.45 (Protousnea dusenii) to 48.21 μg g –1 dry weight (Protousnea teretiuscula) . (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)