Structures of Carotenoids
Listed alphabetically are the names of some of the most common naturally-occurring carotenoids. Click on the name to view the structure of the molecule.
antheraxanthin astaxanthin canthaxanthin
α-carotene β-carotene ε-carotene
γ-carotene ζ-carotene α-cryptoxanthin
diatoxanthin 7,8-didehydroastaxanthin fucoxanthin
fucoxanthinol lactucaxanthin lutein
lycopene neoxanthin neurosporene
peridinin phytoene rhodopin
rhodopin glucoside siphonaxanthin spheroidene
spheroidenone spirilloxanthin uriolide
uriolide acetate violaxanthin zeaxanthin