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TABLE IV, III. Effect of Sorbents and Solvents upon the 

 Sorption Sequence of Carotenoid Pigments 



Sorbent 

 Solvents 



Sequences 



Sugar 

 Petroleum ether 



Rhodoxanthin 

 |Zeaxanthin 

 JLutein 

 Cryptoxanthin 

 IT7yoopene 

 u3ucarotene 

 lot-Carotene 



Sugar 



Petroleum ether 

 + n-Propanol (0,3%) 



[Zeaxanthin 

 jLutein 



"ITryptoxanthin 

 Rhodoxanthin 

 jTycopene 

 (3-Carotene 

 Ct-Carotene 



Siigar 



Petrole\am ether 

 + Acetone (I4JS) 





Zeaxanthin 



^ute in 



C ryp t oxanthi n 



Rhodoxanthin 



Lye ope ne 



^-Carotene 



Ct=Carotene 



Sorbent 



Solvents 



Sequences 



Celite 501 



Celite 501 



Petroleum ether Petroleum ether 



+ n=Propanol (Oo5/? 



fu 



Rhodoxanthin 



Zeaxanthin 



iLutein 



Cryptoxanthin 



Lycopene 



(3-Carotene 



Ot=Carotene 



Rhodoxanthin 

 rZeaxanthin 

 JLutein 

 C ryptoxanthin 

 Eyoopene 

 (3-Carotene 

 C(-Carotene 



Celite 501 



Petroleum ether 

 + Acetone {l^o) 



fZeaxanthin 

 Ijute in 

 T3iodoxanthin 

 C ryptoxanthin 

 Lye ope ne 

 ^-Carotene 

 0^<=Carotene 



Sorbent 

 Solvents 



Sequences 



Magnesia 2614.1 

 Petroleum ether 



Rhodoxanthin 



Lycopene 



[Zeaxanthin 



Lutein 



Cryptoxanthin 



(3-Carotene 



Ot~Carotene 



Magnesia 2614.1 



Petroleum ether 

 + n=Propanol (U%) 



Rhodoxanthin 

 Zeaxanthin 

 Lycopene 

 Lutein 



^ryptoxanthin 

 (3=Carotene 

 Carotene 



;nesia 261(1 



Petroleum ether 

 + Acetone (23%) 



Rhodoxanthin 



Lycopene 



Zeaxanthin 



Lutein 



Cryptoxanthin 



p=Carotene 



Ot-Carotene 



