Table 3.
Carotenoid content in the RPE/choroid and retina of Japanese quail at the beginning and end of the supplementation experiments.
| Carotenoids in RPE/choroid at baseline (ng/tissue ± SD; N=4) | Carotenoids in RPE/choroid at 16 weeks (ng/tissue ± SD; N=2) | Carotenoids in retina at baseline (ng/tissue ± SD; N=4) | Carotenoids in retina at 16 weeks (ng/tissue ± SD; N=4) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal | Control | Lutein | Zeaxanthin | Basal | Control | Lutein | Zeaxanthin | |
| Adonirubin | 0.23 ±0.42 | 0.3 ±0.51 | 0.32 ±0.21 | 0.61 ±0.07 | 3.4 ±3.1 | 1.9 ±1.5 | 2.4 ±2.1 | 6.4 ±3.9 |
| 3′-Oxolutein | 0.31±0.09 | - | 0.15±0.12 | 1.6±1.0 | 3.8 ±3.2 | 3.1 ±1.1 | 3.8 ±3.1 | 5.9 ±2.3 |
| Lutein | 2.8±1.0 | 0.25±0.1 | 1.2±0.3 | 1.5±0.31 | 5.1±3.2 | 3.4±3.2 | 32.2±6.3 | 3.9±2.6 |
| Astaxanthin | 0.2±0.5 | 5.1±0.6 | 5.2±0.9 | 1.6±15 | 18.2±1.5 | 10.6±2.3 | 31.2±4.5 | 16.2±3.5 |
| Zeaxanthin | - | 1.72±0.3 | 3.1±0.4 | 3.8±0.9 | 14.8±5.1 | 17.8±1.1 | 24.4±2.1 | 156.8±1.1 |
| β-apo-2′-carotenol | - | - | - | - | 6.5±3.5 | 9.6±4.5 | 6.7±4.5 | 8.7±6.5 |
| Unidentified | - | - | - | - | 2.9±2.2 | 4.2±2.4 | 3.9±2.4 | - |
| ε,ε,-Carotene | - | - | - | 11.5±4.3 | 3.5±6.3 | 14.5±6.5 | 12.5±6.3 | |
| Galloxanthin | 0.2 ±5.1 | - | 2.8±2.9 | 1.2±1.2 | 9.2±4.1 | 9.2±3.2 | 03.2±6.5 | 25.2±3.1 |
| Total carotenoids | 3.5±3.1 | 7.4±0.35 | 12.8±0.2 | 10.3±0.8 | 75.4 ±3.6 | 63.3±3.2 | 122.3±4.3 | 235.6±4.6 |