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Carotenoids in the Flower Petals of Tecoma Stans


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Little information is available regarding the distribution of carotenoids in the flowers of Tecoma stans, a tropical tree belonging to the family Begoniaceac. Taha detected the presence of βcarotene and the dihydroxy xanthophyll, viz., zeaxanthin in the petals of this flower.
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B. R. Premachandra
Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
Jacob John
Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
H. R. Cama
Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India

Abstract


Little information is available regarding the distribution of carotenoids in the flowers of Tecoma stans, a tropical tree belonging to the family Begoniaceac. Taha detected the presence of βcarotene and the dihydroxy xanthophyll, viz., zeaxanthin in the petals of this flower.