Table A1.
Most frequent identified carotenoids and carotenoid precursors by their total m/z value. Abundance is represented by the relative percentage calculated as the sum of each percentage observed in the different peaks per sample in which the carotenoid was detected by its total m/z value.
| Sample | Most Frequent Carotenoids | |
|---|---|---|
| Carotenoid (m/z (Total)) | Relative Percentage (%) | |
| Control | Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 37.48 |
| Epoxi-β-carotene (553.7) | 32.23 | |
| Lycopene, α-carotene, β-carotene, γ-carotene, δ-carotene (537.6) | 11.27 | |
| Antheraxanthin (585.6) | 5.25 | |
| Phytofluene (542) | 3.91 | |
| 1 mM | Phytofluene (542) | 42.47 |
| Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 39.03 | |
| Zeaxanthin (569.5) | 6.75 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 6.48 | |
| 2.5 mM | Phytofluene (542) | 49.71 |
| Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 39.09 | |
| Zeaxanthin (569.5) | 7.79 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 7.04 | |
| 5 mM | Phytofluene (542) | 47.16 |
| Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 39.28 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 6.98 | |
| 10 mM | Phytofluene (542) | 49.99 |
| Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 42.13 | |
| Zeaxanthin (569.5) | 9.29 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 6.76 | |
| 12.5 mM | Phytofluene (542) | 54.60 |
| Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 50.27 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 7.16 | |
| Lycopene, α-carotene, β-carotene, γ-carotene, δ-carotene (537.6) | 7.09 | |
| 15 mM | Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 54.62 |
| Phytofluene (542) | 49.0 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 9.04 | |
| Lycopene, α-carotene, β-carotene, γ-carotene, δ-carotene (537.6) | 5.99 | |
| 17.5 mM | Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 58.35 |
| Phytofluene (542) | 47.55 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 10.30 | |
| Lycopene, α-carotene, β-carotene, γ-carotene, δ-carotene (537.6) | 4.87 | |
| 20 mM | Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 60.93 |
| Phytofluene (542) | 32.98 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 10.47 | |
| 22.5 mM | Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 67.84 |
| Phytofluene (542) | 14.04 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 10.61 | |
| 25 mM | Bacterioruberin (740.9) | 72.93 |
| Phytofluene (542) | 59.75 | |
| Monoanhydrobacterioruberin (722) | 13.89 | |
| Zeaxanthin (569.5) | 6.30 | |