Comparative studies of the carotenoids in some fauna of the gullmar fiord (Bohuslän, Sweden). IV-Ascidiella aspersa (O. F. Müller), (Tunicata).

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• Book ID: 104616382
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 184 KB
• Volume: 55
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-5141
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00034808

✦ Synopsis

The author investigated the presence of various carotenoids in Ascidiella aspersa (0. F. Millerr, (Tunicata) by means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography.

The investigations revealed the presence of the following carotenoids: cynthiaxanthin (2.9%), capsanthin (32.6%), capsorubin (4.8%), capsorubin-like (15.2%), astaxanthin (4.7%) and astacene (39.8%).