B. Czeczuga et Om. Maximov, CAROTENOIDS IN THE CELLS OF THE ALGA TRENTEPOHLIA-GOBII MEYER, Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 65(3-4), 1996, pp. 273-276
Column-, and thin-layer chromatography revealed the presence of the fo
llowing carotenoids in the cells of the species Trentepohlia gobii Mey
er from cobbles in the river Urmi in the Badzhal mountains of Khabarov
sk Territory in the Far East: beta, beta-carotene, beta, epsilon-carot
ene, beta, beta-carotene-2-ol, beta, beta-carotene-2-ol, beta, beta-ca
rotene-2,2'-diol, 5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydro-beta, beta-carotene-2-ol, 5,6-
epoxy-5,6-dihydro-beta, epsilon-carotene-2-ol and 5,6,5',6'-diepoxy-5,
6,5',6'-tetrahydro-beta, beta-carotene-2,2'-diol.