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Fig. 5

From: E/Z isomerization of astaxanthin and its monoesters in vitro under the exposure to light or heat and in overilluminated Haematococcus pluvialis cells

Fig. 5

Typical chromatogram of the methanol extract of astaxanthin esters from H. pluvialis cells after 12 days of cultivation under stress conditions: (1) free astaxanthin; (2) lutein; (3)‒(6) monoesters of astaxanthin with hexadecatrienoic, linolenic, linoleic, and oleic fatty acid residues, respectively; (7), (9), (10) astaxanthin diesters; (8) β-carotene

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