The carotenoids from the integuments of chum salmon, coho salmon, Biwa trout, redspotted masu salmon, masu salmon, and kokance wrer investigated. They have closely similar carotenoid patterns, consisting of β-carotene, echinenone, cryptoxanthin, canthaxanthin, tunaxanthin (mixture of tunaxanthin A, B, C), violaxanthin, lutein, 3'-epilutein, antheraxanthin, zeaxanthin, salmioxanthin, diadinoxanthin, diatoxanthin, cynthiaxanthin, doradexanthin (α and β), astaxanthin, triol and tertol (β-carotene type).
A new epoxy carotenoid, salmoxanthin was found in all species and was predominant (16-30%) in five out of the six species mentioned above.
From the results of the present investigation, the authors proposed the assumption that salmoxanthin might be a chemical indicator in the family salmionidae.
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