Bazyli Czeczuga and Ewa Czeczuga-Semeniuk
Medical University, Kilińskiego 1, 15-230 Białystok, Poland
Key words: Sebastes marinus, Norway haddock, carotenoids.
Abstract.
Using column and thin-layer chromatography, carotenoid content
was examined in the fins, the skin and the muscels of the Norway haddock
(Sebastes marinus) individuals. Twelve carotenoids were found, with
a predominance of tunaxanthin, doradexanthin and astaxanthin. The total
carotenoid content in the body parts examined ranged from 0.776 (muscles)
to 3.195 mg � g-1 wet mass (skin).