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Investigations of carotenoids in some fauna of the Adriatic Sea. I. Verongia aerophoba (Porifera: Spongiidae)

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Investigations have been carried out on the carotenoids in Verongia aerophoba (Schmidt) (Porifera: Spongiidae) from the Adriatic Sea. The presence of the carotenoids β-carotene, γ-carotene, isozeaxanthin, lutein (ester and free), zeaxanthin, violaxanthin, neoxanthin, astaxanthin and astacene was determined by means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography.

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  1. Department of Biology, Bialystok Medical Academy, Bialystok, Poland

    B. Czeczuga

  2. Katedra Biologii Wydzialu Lekarskiego, Akademia Medyczna w Bialymstoku, Bialystok ul. Kilińskiego 1, Poland

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Czeczuga, B. Investigations of carotenoids in some fauna of the Adriatic Sea. I. Verongia aerophoba (Porifera: Spongiidae). Marine Biology 10, 254–257 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00352814

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