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Investigations of carotenoids in some animals of the Adriatic Sea V. Echinodermata

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The author investigated the carotenoids in the Echinodermata from Adriatic sea by means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography.

The following carotenoids were identified:

  • - in Coscinasterias tenuispina: β-carotene, isocryptoxanthin lutein, lutein-5, 6-epoxide, 4-hydroxy-4-keto-β-carotene, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin and asterinacid.

  • - in Marthasterias glacialis: β-carotene, echinenone, cryptoxanthin, lutein, lutein 5, 6-epoxide, 4-hydroxy-4-keto-β-carotene, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin ester, astaxanthin and 3, 4-didehydro-α-carotene.

  • - in Paracentrotus lividus: β-carotene, echinenone, cryptothin, isocryptoxanthin, lutein, lutein-5, 6-epoxide, 4-hydroxy-4-keto-β-carotene, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, astaxanthin ester and asterinacid.

  • - in Sphaerechinus granularis: ,β-carotene, echinenone, cryptoxanthin, lutein, lutein-5, 6-epoxide, astaxanthin and guaraxanthin.

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Czeczuga, B. Investigations of carotenoids in some animals of the Adriatic Sea V. Echinodermata. Hydrobiologia 54, 177–180 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00034992

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