Table 1.
Pigment analysis of isolated photosynthetic complexes. Pigment extracts were analyzed by HPLC. Pigment data from B2 and B3 fractions were normalized to 14 chlorophylls; pigments from B4 fractions were normalized to 72 chlorophylls; pigments from B5 fractions were normalized to 170 chlorophylls. Chl: chlorophyll; Car: carotenoid; Neo: neoxanthin; Viola: violaxanthin; Antera: anteraxanthin; Lute: Lutein; Zea: zeaxanthin; β-Car: β-carotene; Asta: astaxanthin; Asta ester: esterified forms of astaxanthin. Standard deviations are below 8% for each value reported in the table (n = 3).
| Chl | Chla/Chlb | Chl a | Chl b | Chl/Car | Neo | Viola | Asta | Antera | Lute | Zea | Asta ester | β-Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN B1 | 100 | 2.8 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 36.9 | n.d. | n.d. | 73.8 | n.d. | n.d. | 6.2 |
| ORANGE B1 | 100 | 3.3 | 76.9 | 23.2 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 59.6 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 69.6 | 8.0 | 434.6 | 6.6 |
| RED B1 | 100 | 4.2 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 0.1 | 12.0 | 105.2 | 17.8 | 23.1 | 91.4 | 14.7 | 1352.5 | 27.3 |
| GREEN B2 | 14 | 1.6 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | n.d. | n.d. | 2.7 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| ORANGE B2 | 14 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | <0.1 | n.d. | 2.3 | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
| RED B2 | 14 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | <0.1 | n.d. | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | <0.1 |
| GREEN B3 | 14 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | n.d. | n.d. | 2.8 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d |
| ORANGE B3 | 14 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | <0.1 | n.d. | 2.3 | 0.1 | n.d. | n.d. |
| RED B3 | 14 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | n.d. | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | n.d. |
| GREEN B4 | 72 | 22.6 | 68.9 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | n.d. | n.d. | 3.3 | n.d. | n.d. | 12.1 |
| ORANGE B4 | 72 | 29.4 | 69.6 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | n.d. | 2.2 | n.d. | 1.9 | 5.4 |
| GREEN B5 | 170 | 7.1 | 149.1 | 20.9 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 8.2 | n.d. | n.d. | 17.0 | n.d. | n.d. | 13.5 |
| ORANGE B5 | 170 | 7.0 | 148.7 | 21.3 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | n.d. | 18.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |