Major Carotenoids of Are Deinoxanthin Glucoside Esters, Not Meiothermoxanthin Glucoside Esters.

DSMZ 1279 was isolated from a hot spring in Kamchatka and was red in color. The major carotenoid present was reported to be 1'-(β-d-glucopyranosyloxy)-3,4,3',4'-tetradehydro-1',2'-dihydro-β,ψ-caroten-2-one after saponification (Burgess et al. 1999, 62, 859-863).