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Carotenoids in fish II. Carotenoids and vitamin A in some fishes from the coastal region of the Black Sea

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The presence of various carotenoids and vitamin A in seven species of fish from the coastal region of the Black Sea was investigated by means of columnar and thinlayer chromatography.

The investigations revealed the presence of the following carotenoids:

Mugil auratus: ß-carotene, canthaxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin ester and astacene.

Diplodus annularis: ß-carotene, canthaxanthin, tunaxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin and astacene.

Diplodus sargus: ß-carotene, tunaxanthin, lutein, taraxanthin, zeaxanthin and astaxanthin.

Crenilabrus tinca: tunaxanthin, canthaxanthin, lutein, astaxanthin and astacene.

Blennius sphinx: ß-carotene, χ-carotene (?), lutein, tunaxanthin, taraxanthin and astaxanthin.

Blennius sanguinolentus: ß-carotene, tunaxanthin and astaxanthin (ester and free).

Gobius melanostomus: ß-carotene and astacene.

Some fractions were not identified. Vitamin A was found in all species investigated.

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Czeczuga, B. Carotenoids in fish II. Carotenoids and vitamin A in some fishes from the coastal region of the Black Sea. Hydrobiologia 41, 113–125 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00014739

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