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TABLE IV, I o Structural Formulas and Sorption Sequence of Three Carotenes 

 CH3^ ^CHj CH3 ^CHj 



CH CHCH"CHC«CHCH«CHC«CHCH»CHCH«CCH«CHCH»CCH=CHCH CH 



C CH, Lye ope ne CHj C 



(11 conjugated + 2 «) 

 (most sorbed) 



CH, CH, CH, CH, 



\/ 5 \/ 5 



C CHz CHz CH, CH, C 



/\ I 1' 1' l'/\ 



CHp CCH»CHC»CHCH«CHC=CHCH»CHCH«=CCH=CHCH=CCH=CHC CHo 



I II II I 



CH2 c t' V 



\y ^ / \ / 



<> CH, (3 -Carotene ChC C 



(11 conjugated «■) 



(moderately sorbed) 



CH, ^CH, OH ^CH, 



CH, OH, CH, CH, )o 



CHp CCH«CHC«CHCH«CHC«=CHCH«CHCH-CCH«CHCH»CCH=CHCH CHo 



I 11 I r 



C CH, a -Carotene CHj C 



H 5 



(10 conjugated + 1 «) 



(least sorbed) 



