1982 Volume 48 Issue 4 Pages 531-533
A new natural carotenoid was isolated from sea sponge Agelas mauritiana. It was shown to be 3-hydroxy-2, 3-didehydro-β, ?? -carotene-4-one. The name isotedanin is proposed for this carotenoid and isoclathriaxanthin is proposed as the name for the esterified carotenoid.