Plant Carotenoid Content Assay

Carotenoid (carotenoid) is a general term for a class of important natural pigments, which are commonly found in animals, higher plants, fungi, algae. Carotenoids are the precursors of vitamin A in the body, and they also have antioxidant, immune regulation, and anti-cancer properties.

Plant carotenoids exist in various yellow plastids or colored plastids; such as yellow leaves, yellow flowers, yellow and red fruits and yellow roots, etc. The tissue and the sample are separated and extracted by solvent extraction, carotenoids, there is a special absorption peak at 440nm.