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. 2012 Sep 21;17(9):11255–11268. doi: 10.3390/molecules170911255

Table 4.

Concentrations of carotenoid stock solutions used to build calibration curves.

Carotenoid Solvent graphic file with name molecules-17-11255-i005.jpg Stock carotenoid concentration (μg/mL)
cis-Neoxanthin EtOH 2,380 19.64 a
Violaxanthin EtOH 2,550 16.26 a
Antheraxanthin EtOH 2,350 17.53 a
Astaxanthin EtOH 2,100 1.55 a and 4.96 b
Astaxanthin Injection solvent - 5.12 b
Zeaxanthin Acetone 2,340 32.31 a
Lutein EtOH 2,550 21.57 a
Canthaxanthin Hexane 2,200 0.27 a and 4.53 b
Canthaxanthin Injection solvent - 5.70 b
β-Cryptoxanthin Hexane 2,400 35.00 a
β-Carotene Hexane 2,590 24.85 a
Lycopene Hexane 3,450 8.26 a
cis-Phytoene Hexane 915 16.16 a

a Concentration was determined spectrophotometrically; b Concentration was determined by dividing the mass of the carotenoid by the total volume of solution.