caro_total {plantphysioR}

Total carotenoids content

Description

Calculate total carotenoids using Method by Lichtenthaler (1987)

Usage

caro_total(A470, A663, A646, fresh_weight)

Arguments

A470

Absorbance at 470nm

A663

Absorbance at 663nm

A646

Absorbance at 646nm

fresh_weight

Fresh weight of the sample used in grams

Value

Carotenoids concentration in µg/ml

References

Lichtenthaler, H. K. (1987). Chlorophylls and carotenoids: pigments of photosynthetic biomembranes. In Methods in enzymology (Vol. 148, pp. 350-382). Academic Press.

Examples

caro_total(0.7, 0.041, 0.025, 1)