Dear Mauricio
Manu-Tawiah, W. & Haard, N.F., 1987, 'Recovery of carotenoprotein from the
exoskeleton of snow crab Chionocetes opilio', Canadian Institute of Food
Science and Technology Journal, 20, 31-33, reported that waste from
butchering snow crab contained 33 mg% of astaxanthin. Simpson, B.K. & Haard,
N.F., 1985, 'The use of proteolytic enzymes to extract carotenoproteins from
shrimp wastes', Journal of Applied Biochemistry, 7, 212-222, reported that
wastes from Pandalus borealis contained 11.9 mg% of astaxanthin.
Peter Howgate
----- Original Message -----
From: Mauricio Gonzalez <GONZALEZ@admin.cus.ca>
To: <seafood@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 1:38 PM
Subject: Astaxanthin level in crustaceans.
Dear listers,
What is the content of astaxanthin in crab, shrimp and lobster? Specific
and general data will be welcomed.
Thanks in advance,
Mauricio
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MAURICIO GONZALEZ
Ph.D. Engineering Sciences
Docteur en Sciences de l'Ingénierie
Doctor en Ciencias de la Ingeniería
Marine Products Research and Development Center Inc
Centre de Recherche et de Développement des Produits Marins Inc
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Productos Marinos Inc
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