Spatial and Temporal Variation of Carotenoids in Four Species of Trentepohlia (Trentepohliales, Chlorophyta)

Table 3

-Cryptoxanthin, Lutein, and -carotene content in four species of Trentepohlia, that is, T. arborum, T. diffracta, T. umbrina, and T. abietina in summer and winter.

	-Cryptoxanthin		Lutein		-Carotene
	Summer	Winter	Summer	Winter	Summer	Winter
	(g g^−1)	(g g^−1)	(g g^−1)	(g g^−1)	(g g^−1)	(g g^−1)
T. arborum	0.0056 ± 0.0008	0.6247 ± 0.937	0.0024 ± 0.0001	0.0061 ± 0.0001	291.25 ± 11.34	605.71 ± 3.43
T. diffracta	0.4651 ± 0.2768	2.3134 ± 0.365	0.0014 ± 0.00008	0.0051 ± 0.00006	330.87 ± 15.61	974.34 ± 15.54
T. umbrina	0.0069 ± 0.0018	0.0692 ± 0.044	0.0009 ± 0.00005	0.0027 ± 0.00037	148.81 ± 10.29	520.17 ± 11.85
T. abietina	0.1523 ± 0.0259	1.3399 ± 0.289	0.0026 ± 0.0001	0.0059 ± 0.0006	230.04 ± 10.88	585.27 ± 6.66