Table 1.
Pigment composition of Cuscuta reflexa and Spinacia oleracea
| % of total xanthophylls
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| N | V | Lx | A | L | Z | V + A + Z | a:b ratio | |
| C. reflexa | ||||||||
| Whole plant D | 0 | 28.6 ± 0.2 | 23.6 ± 1.8 | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 35.9 ± 1.6 | 0 | 41.0 ± 10 | 3.63 ± 0.20 |
| ThylakoidsD | 0 | 31.0 ± 2.0 | 22.8 ± 1.5 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 43.9 ± 2.0 | 0 | 31.0 ± 2.0 | 3.39 ± 0.06 |
| LHCllbD | 0 | 8.0 ± 5.0 | 24.0 ± 1.5 | 0 | 68.3 ± 3.0 | 0 | 8.0 ± 5.0 | 1.34 ± 0.03 |
| LHCllbLi | 0 | 6.0 ± 0.6 | 16.0 ± 1.0 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 66.5 ± 1.2 | 7.6 ± 1.3 | 16.9 ± 1.6 | 1.39 ± 0.02 |
| S. oleracea | ||||||||
| ThylakoidsD | 12.2 ± 0.1 | 31.5 ± 1.5 | 0 | 3.0 ± 0.5 | 53.3 ± 2.0 | 0 | 34.6 ± 1.5 | 3.46 ± 0.05 |
| LHCllbD | 24.2 ± 1.0 | 5.6 ± 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 ± 3.0 | 0 | 5.6 ± 4.0 | 1.32 ± 0.03 |
D, samples from plant material that had been dark-adapted for 12 h; Li, Samples from plant material after exposure to light at 1,200 μmol m−2 s−1 for 2 h. Pigments are identified as in Fig. 2. Errors are ±1 s.e.