. 2021 Feb 17;21:98. doi: 10.1186/s12870-021-02877-y

Table 1.

Contents (μg/g DW) of carotenoids in GB_Pe, WF_Pe and YF_Pe

Compounds	Molecular Weight (Da)	Q1 (Da)	Q3 (Da)	Rt (min)	GB_Pe	WF_Pe	YF_Pe
α-Carotene	536.438	537.6	123.1	2.6	9.54 ± 0.55^b	0.00^c	20.84 ± 0.54^a
Antheraxanthin	584.423	585.5	175.4	1.0	0.75 ± 0.00^b	0.75 ± 0.00^b	1.25 ± 0.04^a
Lycopene	536.438	537.4	81.0	3.1	0.00^b	0.00^b	2.15 ± 0. 02^a
Zeaxanthin	568.428	569.4	477.5	1.4	13.15 ± 0.70^b	10.61 ± 0.08^c	27.45 ± 1.10^a
Violaxanthin	600.418	601.4	221	0.9	18.87 ± 3.99^b	0.60 ± 0.02^c	43.81 ± 0.76^a
γ-Carotene	536.438	537.6	177.3	3.3	0.00^b	0.00^b	19.97 ± 0.97^a
Neoxanthin	600.418	601.4	565.5	0.6	14.23 ± 1.31^b	1.14 ± 0.04^c	18.05 ± 0.21^a
β-Carotene	536.438	537.6	177.4	3.1	0.00^b	0.00^b	1.85 ± 0.03^a
Lutein	568.428	551.5	175.4	1.0	39.30 ± 2.86^a	1.46 ± 0.04^b	1.09 ± 0.04^b
β-Cryptoxanthin	552.433	553.5	461.5	2.2	0.00^b	0.00^b	17.82 ± 0.45^a
Astaxanthin	596.840	597.4	379.1	0.8	0.00^c	1.26 ± 0.00^a	1.21 ± 0.00^b
Apocarotenal	416.638	417.3	325.1	1.2	1.06 ± 0.00^b	0.00^c	1.07 ± 0.00^a
ε-Carotene	536.438	537.6	123.2	2.2	0.05 ± 0.00^a	0.00^b	0.00^b
Total					96.96	15.82	156.56

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD of three biological replications. Different letters indicate significant differences at P < 0.05 (Duncan’s multiple range test)