Table 2. List of carotenoids, spectral data in the mobile phase and in different solvents.

No	Pigment	Acetone	Benzene	Ethanol	Hexane	Eluent
1	Violaxanthin	–	428 454 483	419 441 471	443 472	416 440 472
2	Astaxanthin	–	433 457 488	428 449 473	422 445 475	420 448 476
3	Lutein	–	–	420 445 475	–	424 448 472
4	Zeaxanthin	440 463 492	–	–	425 450 479	452 480
5	α-carotene	–	–	–	420 442 472	420 448 476
6	β-carotene	–	–	–	425 449 477	428 452 476