Pigment or Organism Name:	Lutein (in acetone, Alekseichuk)
Type:	biological pigment
Medium Type:	in vitro
Description:	In vitro absorbance spectra of Lutein in Acetone


x-axis label:	wavelength
x-axis units:	nm
y-axis label:	absorbance
y-axis units:	relative
error label:	n/a
error units:	n/a


Source/Contact:	Galina Smolikova (nŽe Alekseichuk)

Reference:	O.V. Bulda, V.V. Rassadina, H.N. Alekseichuk, N.A. Laman Spectrophotometric Measurement of Carotenes, Xanthophylls, and Chlorophylls in Extracts from Plant Seeds (2008).  Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol.55, Issue 4, pp. 544-551.


Comments:	Main maxima of absorption bands at 474 and 446nm.  A Unicon 931 Spectrophotometer (Kontron Instrument, Germany) was used, with a spectral resolution of 2nm.  In vitro solutions made from standard stocks (Fluka, Switzerland).  Pigments measured in 100% Acetone.
	Molecular structure image file:LuteinTrans.png




Keywords:	Lutein, trans, Acetone, Carotenoid 

Datafile name:	Lutein_Acetone_Alekseichuk_2008_spec.csv