DETERMINATION OF CHLOROPHYLLS AND CAROTENOIDS OF MARINE-PHYTOPLANKTON- SEPARATION OF CHLOROPHYLL-A FROM DIVINYL-CHLOROPHYLL A AND ZEAXANTHIN FROM LUTEIN

Authors
VIDUSSI F CLAUSTRE H BUSTILLOSGUZMAN J CAILLIAU C MARTY JC
Citation
F. Vidussi et al., DETERMINATION OF CHLOROPHYLLS AND CAROTENOIDS OF MARINE-PHYTOPLANKTON- SEPARATION OF CHLOROPHYLL-A FROM DIVINYL-CHLOROPHYLL A AND ZEAXANTHIN FROM LUTEIN, Journal of plankton research, 18(12), 1996, pp. 2377-2382
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of plankton research → ACNP
ISSN journal
01427873
Volume
18
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2377 - 2382
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-7873(1996)18:12<2377:DOCACO>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A rapid reverse-phase HPLC method is presented for the identification and quantification of most of the phytoplankton pigments. This method yields the resolution of divinyl-chlorophyll a and chlorophyll a, as w ell as the partial resolution of lutein and zeaxanthin, and of divinyl -chlorophyll b and chlorophyll b. In addition, chlorophylls c(1,2) and c(3) are well resolved. The analysis time for one sample is 20 min, w hich makes this method particularly suited when large numbers of sampl es have to be processed.