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Table 1 Carotenoid information

From: High-level de novo biosynthesis of glycosylated zeaxanthin and astaxanthin in Escherichia coli

No

Compound

Chemical structures

RT (min)

Chemical formula

Monoisotopic mass (m/z)

1

β-carotene

8.84

C40H56

536.438

2

Lycopene

7.37

C40H56

536.438

3

Echinenone

5.07

C40H54O

550.417

4

β-cryptoxanthin

4.53

C40H56O

552.433

5

Canthaxanthin

3.38

C40H52O2

564.397

6

Zeaxanthin

2.11

C40H56O2

568.428

7

Adonirubin

1.91

C40H52O3

580.392

8

Adonixanthin

1.35

C40H54O3

582.407

9

Astaxanthin

0.98

C40H52O4

596.387

10

Zeaxanthin-β-D-glucoside

0.78

C46H66O7

730.481

11

Adonirubin-β-D-glucoside

0.81

C46H62O8

742.444

12

Adonixanthin-β-D-glucoside

0.51

C46H64O8

744.460

13

Astaxanthin-β-D-glucoside

0.43

C46H62O9

758.439

14

Zeaxanthin-β-D-diglucoside

0.37

C52H76O12

892.534

15

Adonixanthin-β-D-diglucoside

0.31

C52H74O13

906.513

16

Astaxanthin-β-D-diglucoside

0.30

C52H72O14

920.492