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Investigations have been carried out on the carotenoids in Anemonia sulcata (Pennant) and Actinia equina (L.) (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Adriatic Sea. The presence of the carotenoids was determined by means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography. The following carotenoids were found: Anemonia sulcata: β-carotene, lutein-like (epoxy and free) and astaxanthin; Actinia equina: α-carotene, β-carotene, actinioerythrin, lutein-like (?) and astaxanthin (ester and free).
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Czeczuga, B. Investigations of carotenoids in some fauna of the Adriatic Sea. II. Anemonia sulcata and Actinia equina (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). Marine Biology 13, 124–126 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00366562
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