Utilization of synthetic carotenoids by the prawn Penaeus japonicus reared under laboratory conditions

Nègre-Sadargues, Geneviève; Castillo, René Jiménez; Petit, H.V.; Sance, Sophie; Martinez, R.; Milicua, José-Carlos G.; Choubert, Georges; Trilles, Jean‐Paul

doi:10.1016/0044-8486(93)90269-5

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“…8 Astaxanthin in free, monoester and diester forms was found to constitute 86-98% of the total pigments in P monodon, while small amounts of β-carotene (3.6%) and zeaxanthin (1.5%) were also present in the exoskeleton. 17 Astaxanthin and its esters have also been isolated as major carotenoids of the shrimps Pandalus borealis 18 and Penaeus japonicus 7 and of deep-sea shrimps from Atlantic waters. 19 It is reported that tiger prawn (P monodon) preferentially accumulates astaxanthin monoester in its exoskeleton when the total carotenoid content exceeds 8 mg per 100 g. 15 In the present study a carotenoid content of more than 8 mg per 100 g was observed in the carapace of P monodon (8.7), M dobsonii (8.3) and P stylifera (10.5) and the head of P stylifera (15.3) ( Table 2).…”

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Carotenoids in different body components of Indian shrimps

2004

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The quantitative and qualitative distribution of carotenoids in different body components of four species of shrimp (Penaeus monodon, Penaeus indicus, Metapenaeus dobsonii and Parapenaeopsis stylifera) harvested from shallow waters off the Indian coast was assessed. The highest total carotenoid contents were observed in the head (153.1 µg g −1 ) and carapace (104.7 µg g −1 ) of P stylifera, while the body components of P indicus showed the lowest carotenoid levels. Astaxanthin and its mono-and diesters were the major carotenoids (63.5-92.2% of total carotenoids) present in the carotenoid extracts from the shrimps, while the extracts contained low levels of β-carotene and zeaxanthin. The major fatty acids in the carotenoid extracts were palmitic, heptadecanoic, palmitoleic, stearic and oleic acids.

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“…6 In the shrimp Penaeus japonicus, astaxanthin and β-carotene were found to be the major pigments. 7 Shrimps constitute the main aquatic product harvested and processed in India. Studies on carotenoids in shrimps from Indian waters are limited.…”

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Carotenoids in different body components of Indian shrimps

2004

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“…() and Négre‐Sadargues et al . () also indicated that dietary carotenoids had no significant effects on the growth of P. japonicus . So the effects of dietary astaxanthin on the growth of aquatic animals are still not well understood nowadays, and the functional mechanism of dietary astaxanthin need to be further studied.…”

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Effects of dietary astaxanthin on growth, antioxidant capacity and gene expression in Pacific white shrimpLitopenaeus vannamei

Zhang

Liu

et al. 2013

Aquacult Nutr

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Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (1050 individuals with initial weight of 1.01 ± 0.001 g) were fed either control diet or one of six dietary astaxanthin (AX) concentration (25, 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 mg kg−1) diets for 56 days in 35 tanks (30 shrimp per tank). After 56 days of culture, shrimp‐fed AX125 and AX150 diets had higher (P < 0.05) weight gain, specific growth rate, total antioxidant status and lower (P < 0.05) superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) than shrimp fed control diet. After low dissolved oxygen stress for 1 h, survival rate of shrimp fed AX75, AX100, AX125 and AX150 diets was higher (P < 0.05) than that of shrimp fed control diet. Hypoxia inducible factor‐1α (HIF‐1α), cytosolic manganese superoxide dismutase (cMnSOD) and CAT mRNA expression levels of shrimp fed seven diets were significantly down‐regulated under hypoxia than under normoxia, but their expression levels were higher under hypoxia in shrimp fed AX‐supplemented diets than in shrimp fed control diet. About 70‐kDa heat‐shock protein (Hsp70) mRNA expression level of shrimp fed seven diets was significantly up‐regulated under hypoxia than under normoxia, but its expression level was lower under hypoxia in shrimp fed AX‐supplemented diets than in shrimp fed control diet.

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“…Astaxanthin is the predominant carotenoid in penaeid prawns (Katayama et al, 1971;Katayama et al, 1972) and dietary inclusion levels to produce optimal pigmentation in aquaculture have been determined for many species (Negre-Sadargues et al, 1983; Negre- Sadargues et al, 1993;Yamada et al, 1990;Chien and Jeng, 1992). Colouration is dependent upon the presence of astaxanthin within hypodermal tissues (Menasveta et al, 1993;Boonyaratpalin et al, 2001) and must reach a critical level for optimal colouration.…”

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Mechanisms of colour adaptation in the prawn Penaeus monodon

Wade

Anderson

Sellars

et al. 2012

Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYExposure of prawns to dark-or light-coloured substrates is known to trigger a strong colour adaptation response through expansion or contraction of the colouration structures in the prawn hypodermis. Despite the difference in colour triggered by this adaptive response, total levels of the predominant carotenoid pigment, astaxanthin, are not modified, suggesting that another mechanism is regulating this phenomenon. Astaxanthin binds to a specific protein called crustacyanin (CRCN), and it is the interaction between the quantities of each of these compounds that produces the diverse range of colours seen in crustacean shells. In this study, we investigated the protein changes and genetic regulatory processes that occur in prawn hypodermal tissues during adaptation to black or white substrates. The amount of free astaxanthin was higher in animals adapted to dark substrate compared with those adapted to light substrate, and this difference was matched by a strong elevation of CRCN protein. However, there was no difference in the expression of CRCN genes either across the moult cycle or in response to background substrate colour. These results indicate that exposure to a dark-coloured substrate causes an accumulation of CRCN protein, bound with free astaxanthin, in the prawn hypodermis without modification of CRCN gene expression. On light-coloured substrates, levels of CRCN protein in the hypodermis are reduced, but the carotenoid is retained, undispersed in the hypodermal tissue, in an esterified form. Therefore, the abundance of CRCN protein affects the distribution of pigment in prawn hypodermal tissues, and is a crucial regulator of the colour adaptation response in prawns.

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Utilization of synthetic carotenoids by the prawn Penaeus japonicus reared under laboratory conditions

Cited by 41 publications

References 17 publications

Carotenoids in different body components of Indian shrimps

Carotenoids in different body components of Indian shrimps

Effects of dietary astaxanthin on growth, antioxidant capacity and gene expression in Pacific white shrimpLitopenaeus vannamei

Mechanisms of colour adaptation in the prawn Penaeus monodon

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