Studies in carotenogenesis. 13. The carotenoids of the flower petals of Calendula officinalis
- 1 September 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 58 (1), 90-94
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0580090
Abstract
The flower petals on a "dark" variety of Calendula officinalis (pot marigold) were examined for carotinoids. Hydrocarbon poly-enes found were: phytofluene, 0.4, beta-carotene, 13.8, pigment X, 2.2, [gamma]-carotene, 7.8, [gamma]-carotene, 14.1, prolycopene I(?), 2.6, lycopene, 59.1% of total polyenes. Xanthophylls present were: Unknown, 5.2, cis-Isomer of unknown, 1.9, Flavochrome, 2.8, rubixanthin-like, 7.4, mutatochrome, 17.8, aurochrome, 7.4, lutein, 5.2, Flavoxanthin, 24.5, chrysanthe-maxanthin, 26.3, oxidation product, 0.4, neoxanthin, 0.9.Keywords
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