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Carotenes and Carotenoids 



165 ^-Carotene, C4,|H.r,fi dark violet prisms from benzene-methanol, 

 red leaflets from petroleum ether, m.p. 183° (vac.), U.V. 

 425, 450, 476 rufi in light petroleum ether. 



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Phycomyces blakesleeanus, Neurospora crassa, Rho- 

 dotorula rubra, R. sanniei, R. glutinis, Sporobolomyces 

 roseus, S. salmonicolor, Cantharellus cibarius, C. cinna- 

 barinus, Allomyces javanicus, Coleosporium senecionis, 

 Mitrula paludosa, Penicillium sclerotiorum, Fremella mes- 

 enterica, Puccinia coronifera, Pilobolus bleinii, Gymno- 

 sporangium juniperi-virginianae , Dacromyces stillatus, 

 Aleuria aurantia, Cryptococcus laurentii, C. luteolus, Mo- 

 nilia sitophila, Corynebacterium michiganense (mutants), 

 Mycobacterium phlei, Sarcina aurantiaca 



For references see: 



T. W. Goodwin, Ann. Rev. Biochem. 24 497 (1955). 



Idem., "Carotenoids," Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., New 

 York, N. Y. 1954, p. 108 etc. 



166 y-Carotene, C40H56, fine deep red crystals with a blue luster from 



benzene-methanol, m.p. 

 in petroleum ether. 



177.5°, U.V. 493, 462, 437 nifjL 



Allomyces arbuscula, A. javanicus, A. macrocygna, 

 A. moniliformis, Puccinia coronifera, Phycomyces blakes- 

 leeanus, Neurospora crassa, Cantharellus cibarius, Coleo- 

 sporum senecionis, Dacromyces stillatus, Gymnosporan- 

 gium juniperi-virginianae, Cryptococcus laurentii, C. lute- 

 olus, Mycobacterium phlei, Chlorobium spp. Penicillium 

 sclerotiorum 



For references see: 



T. W. Goodwin, Ann. Rev. Biochem. 24 497 (1955). 



