Chinese Journal of Marine Drugs 1994;0(01):-

DISTRIBUTION OF SELENIUM ASSOCIATED WITH BIOCHEMICAL FRACTIONS IN BLUE MUSSEL AND BAY SCALLOP

Wenjun MAO ; Huashi GUAN

Keywords

Bay scallop; blue mussel; selenium concentration biochemical fractions; mantle

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Concentration,biochemical fractions of selenium have been investigated in the tissue organs of Blue mussel ( Mytilus edulis ) and Bay scallop ( Argopecten trradiaus ). It is found by determination that the selenium concentration in the mantle is higher than in other tissue organs of the Blue mussel and Bay scallop. Selenium is predominantely associated with amino acids and proteins. 64. 4 per cents to 70. 4 per cents of selenium was associated with insoluble proteins in the mantle of the Blue mussel and Bay scallop.