Dyslipidemia and Other Risk Factors Among Egyptian Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Impact of Dietary Intervention with Thermally Treated Tomato Juice : Table 1

Table 1: Physical characteristics of the carotenoids and retention time of the carotenoid peaks.

Carotenoid	Chemical structure, MW	Wavelength nm	Molar ex-tinction coefficient*	Retention time, Minutes
β-Apo-8-carotenal	C₃₀H₄₀O, 416	416	110000	6.26 (5.85 - 6.45)
α-Carotene	C₄₀H₅₆, 536	445	145256	15.7 (14.0-16.7)
β-Carotene	C₄₀H₅₆, 536	451	139500	16.8 (14.76-17.7)
β-Cryptoxanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O, 552.88	450	131012	8.2 (7.48- 8.57)
Lutein	C₄₀H₅₆O₂, 568.9	445	144482	4.3 (4.06 – 4.41)
Lycopene	C₄₀H₅₆, 536	470	185185	10.49(9.3-11.0)