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. 2014 Mar 20;77(15):1047–1057. doi: 10.1007/s10337-014-2657-1

Table 1.

Structure of selected carotenoids

Compound Chemical class Structure CAS number Molecular weight MW (g mol−1)
Lutein Xanthophylls graphic file with name 10337_2014_2657_Figa_HTML.gif 127-40-2 568.87
Lycopene Carotenes graphic file with name 10337_2014_2657_Figb_HTML.gif 502-65-8 536.87
β-Carotene Carotenes graphic file with name 10337_2014_2657_Figc_HTML.gif 7235-40-7 536.87