S. Hertzberg, S. Liaaen-Jensen
Jul 1, 1969
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Phytochemistry
Abstract
Abstract The structure of myxoxanthophyll, the characteristic xanthophyll of blue-green algae, has been investigated by chemical and physical methods including NMR and mass spectra. The evidence presented suggests that chromatographically homogeneous myxoxanthophyll is a mixed (1′,2′-dihydro-3′,4′-didehydro-3,1′-dihydroxy-γ-caroten-2′-yl)-glycoside (IVc and IVd) 1 in which rhamnose is the dominant sugar moiety and a hexose a minor component.