Talk:Fucoxanthin

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[edit] Light Absorption

Fucoxanthin doesn't absorb red light. The absorption peak is around 500-525 nm, depending on who you ask, which is greenish. (see http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1075158, http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/464ficek.pdf). Tarchon 05:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC) 05:09, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Carotenoid?

I think this compound shouldn't be called a xanthophyll; the molecule doesn't have a regular carotenoid C₄₀ skeleton; it is substitued with other things than oxo and hydroxyl groups. By the way, the picture of the molecular structure has got a stereo-indicative wedge where the carbon atoms at both ends of the wedge only have 3 bonds. Icek 14:36, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

It is called "carotenoid", so the carotenoid article should be corrected ... Icek 20:22, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

And the stereo-indicative wedge is needed because it's an allene ... Icek 08:45, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

je kan er goed van vermageren!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.201.121.248 (talk) 17:20, 28 March 2008 (UTC)