Open AccessCarotenoids in the Carapace of the Orconectes limosus (Raf.), Crustacea: Decapoda
Author(s) -
Czeczuga B.,
Czerpak R.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
european journal of biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1432-1033
pISSN - 0014-2956
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1968.tb00387.x
Subject(s) - astaxanthin , carapace , decapoda , carotenoid , lutein , crustacean , biology , canthaxanthin , chemistry , fishery , zoology , biochemistry
1 The presence of carotenoids in Decapoda‐Orconectes limosus (Raf.) was studied. 2 In extracts from carapace Orconectes limosus 1 separated by means of column and thin‐layer chromatography, the following carotenoids were identified: β‐carotene, echinenone, lutein (epoxide and ester), astaxanthin (free and ester) and one unknown xanthophyll.