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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 136, Issue 3, Pages 683-692Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00222-8
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astaxanthin; canthaxanthin; carotenoid; intestine; in vitro; salmon; trout; vitamin A
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Carotenoid (astaxanthin and canthaxanthin) concentrations in everted intestine from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L.) exposed to micelle solubilised carotenoid, have been determined. Following exposure (I h) to astaxanthin solution (5 mg l(-1)), trout pyloric caeca and mid intestine had higher (P < 0.05) mean tissue astaxanthin concentrations (0.50 +/- 0.08 mug g(-1) and 0.54 +/- 0.09 mug g(-1), respectively) compared to hind intestine (0.04 +/- 0.01 mug g(-1); n = 11 +/- S.E.). Furthermore, the astaxanthin concentration in pyloric caeca (0.50 +/- 0.08 mug g(-1)) was greater (P < 0.05) than that of canthaxanthin (0.11 +/- 0.01 mu g g(-1); n = 11, +/- S.E.) when exposed to solutions of similar carotenoid concentration (5.11 +/- 0.16 mg l(-1) and 5.35 +/- 0.16 mg l(-1), respectively; n = 3 +/- S.E.). However, no differences (P > 0.05) were recorded between trout and salmon intestinal tissue in terms of astaxanthin concentration following exposure. Trout caeca exposed to astaxanthin solution had significantly (P < 0.05) more vitamin A (514.1 +/- 36.4 mu g g(-1)) compared to control tissues (316.5 +/- 61.7 mu g g(-1); n = 8 +/- S.E.). Vitamin A, concentrations in caeca (287.7 +/- 11.0 mu g g(-1)) exposed to astaxanthin solution were significantly higher (P < 0.05) compared to controls (174.9 +/- 26.9 mu g g(-1)). However, vitamin A(2) concentrations were not significantly (P > 0.05) different (226.3 +/- 28.2 mu g g(-1) and 141.6 +/- 35.2 mu g g(-1), respectively). (c) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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