Phytoplankton Pigment Standards

Carotenoids and Chlorophylls

  • Pigment standards derived primarily from phytoplankton
  • Ready-to-use HPLC grade standards with the concentrations provided 
  • Especially applicable in calibration of instruments, e.g., HPLC
  • Shipped in dry ice all over the world
  • Certificate-of-Analysis shows the concentration, the purity and the HPLC chromatogram

The chlorophylls and their degradation products are dissolved in 90% acetone and most of the carotenoids are in 100% ethanol except aphanizophyll, astaxanthin, capsaxanthin, α-carotene, α-cryptoxanthin, bacteriochlorophyll a, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin,  lycopene, mutatoxanthin, myxoxanthophyll and 4-keto-myxoxanthophyll, which are all in 100% acetone. 

The pigment standards are supplied in sealed vials of 2.5 ml and contain a nitrogen atmosphere. When stored frozen  (below -20 °C), the pigments are stable for at least three years. The standards should, however, be used immediately after breaking the seal. Certificates-of-Analysis specifying the concentration, purity stability, storage and handling accompany the standards when shipped in dry ice.

The concentration most often ranges between 0.4 and 1.7 mg/L (the specific concentration is given on the Certificate-of-Analysis).  Furthermore, a chlorophyll standard with a higher concentration (approx. 4 mg/L) is also available.

More information on the determination of the concentrations of the individual pigments.

Terms of delivery: Prices are exclusive of shipping costs. Please note that shipments on dry ice are more expensive than standard shipping (EUR 248 to EU countries; EUR 365 to the US mainland, Japan, and South Korea via courier companies. For other destinations, please enquire a shipping price).

The following pigment standards are available: 

 Alloxanthin Chlorophyll a * Divinyl chlorophyll a Mutatoxanthin
 α-carotene Chlorophyllide a Divinyl chlorophyll b Myxoxanthophyll
 α-cryptoxanthin Chlorophyllide b Echinenone Neoxanthin
 Antheraxanthin Chlorophyll b Fucoxanthin Peridinin
 Aphanizophyll Chlorophyll c1 Gyroxanthin-diester Pheophorbide a
 Astaxanthin Chlorophyll c2 19′-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin Pheophytin a
 Bacteriochlorophyll a Chlorophyll c2-MGDG 19′-hex-4-ketofucoxanthin Prasinoxanthin
 β-carotene Chlorophyll c3 4-keto-myxoxanthophyll Uriolide
 βcryptoxanthin Crocoxanthin Lutein Violaxanthin
 19’-butanoyloxyfucoxanthin Diadinoxanthin Lycopene Zeaxanthin
 Canthaxanthin Diatoxanthin Monadoxanthin 
 Capsanthin Dinoxanthin Mg-DVP 

* two different concentrations available to choose from

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