Three new acetylenic carotenoids, pectenol B [=(3S, 4S, 3'R)-7', 8'-didehydro-β, β-carotene-3, 4, 3'-triol], (3S, 4R, 3'R)-4-hydroxy-alloxanthin and (3S, 4S, 3'R)-4-hydroxy-alloxanthin have been isolated from the Japanese sea mussel Mytilus coruscus.
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