Table 1.

Characteristics of carotenoids produced by Haloarcula japonica.

Peaka	Carotenoid	Retention time (min)	λmax (nm) in methanol	[M]+(m/z)
1	BR	7.0	387, 466, 488, 525	741.0
2	MABR	9.6	369, 385, 465, 492, 524	722.8
3	BABR	12.5	370, 386, 460, 492, 524	704.5
4	IDR	15.3	375, 455, 480, 511	620.7
–	Lycopene	19.4	296, 363, 445, 472, 501b	not done
–	Phytoene	19.4	277, 288, 298b	not done

^aPeak numbers are based on Figure 1 using μBondapack C₁₈ column.

^bλ_max in acetonitrile/MeOH/THF (58:35:7) using Novapack C₁₈ column.