Table 5.
Quantification of carotenoid compounds in stem extracts of the species S. atropurpurea L.
| Compounds | µg g−1Extract (ppm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dichloromethane | Chloroform | Ethyl Acetate | Ethanol | |
| 4,4′-diapophytoene | 19.75 | 19.45 | 96.31 | 476.31 |
| Actinioerythrin | 18.85 | 14.28 | n.d. | n.d. |
| Isomer lutein | 27.55 | 16.78 | n.d. | n.d. |
| Lutein | 447.74 | 247.58 | 35.77 | n.d. |
| Echinenone | 32.20 | 17.90 | 3.90 | n.d. |
| Torulene | 11.22 | 6.70 | n.d. | n.d. |
| β-carotene | 64.35 | 14.63 | 4.56 | n.d. |
| 9-Z-β –carotene | 15.52 | 5.61 | 2.55 | n.d. |
| Total | 637.19 | 342.93 | 143.10 | 476.31 |
n.d.: not detected. The dominant compounds are indicated in bold.