astaxanthin

astaxanthin
A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.

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  • Astaxanthin —   [zum Gattungsnamen des Edelkrebses: Astacus] das, s, zu den Carotinoiden gehörender roter Naturfarbstoff. Astaxanthin kommt, zum Teil an Proteine gebunden, in Krustentieren, Lachsfleisch und Lebertran vor. Die Rotfärbung von Hummerschalen beim… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Astaxanthin — Chembox new ImageFile=Astaxanthin.svg ImageSize=250px IUPACName= (6 S ) 6 Hydroxy 3 [(1 E ,3 E ,5 E ,7 E ,9 E ,11 E ,13 E ,15 E ,17 E ) 18 [(4 S ) 4 hydroxy 2,6,6 trimethyl 3 oxo 1 cyclohexenyl] 3,7,12,16 tetramethyloctadeca 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17 …   Wikipedia

  • Astaxanthin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Astaxanthin Andere Namen 3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • astaxanthin — a carotenoid pigment found in crustaceans that gives the flesh of fish eating them a pink colour. Also found in microalgae which can be used as a source of pigment for fish feed, e.g. in salmonids where pink flesh is a desired marketing quality …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • astaxanthin — n. [L. astacus, lobster; xanthos, yellow] (ARTHROPODA) A carotenoid biochrome of certain ingested vegetation found in certain insects and marine crustaceans …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • astaxanthin — as·ta·xanthin …   English syllables

  • astaxanthin — |astə+ noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Astacus + English xanthin : a violet crystalline carotenoid pigment C40H52O4 found combined (as with proteins) especially in the shells of crustaceans and the feathers of birds …   Useful english dictionary

  • Haematochrom — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Astaxanthin Andere Namen 3,3 Dihydroxy β,β carotin 4,4 dion …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Salmon — is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout. Salmon live in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as the Great Lakes and other land locked lakes.Typically,… …   Wikipedia

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