Gopa Mitra

Title : Biological implications of carotenoids in aquatic organisms

Abstract:

Natural pigment Carotenoids play key role in colouration, growth, metabolic activity, physiology, health and reproduction. Among more than 800 carotenoids so far discovered, the main two types such as Carotene and xanthophylls are found in animals and they are fat soluble derivative of 40 carbon polyene chain. However, animals cannot synthesize them denovo , only some bacteria, algae, fungi and  plants can biosynthesize them. So to maintain all physiological activity animals must obtain them from food. In this review various types of carotenoids, their sources, physiological aspects of their metabolism in respect of aquatic organisms’ overall health and wellbeing have been documented.

Biography:

Dr. Gopa Mitra is teaching Higher Secondary, Undergraduate and Post Graduate Zoology students in the Department of Zoology, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. She was also teaching Zoology in R. D. Women’s Universty and MSc. Fisheries and Aquaculture in Department of Zoology, Utkal Universty, and Bhubaneswar. Earlier she was working as Senior Research Fellow, Research Associate and DST Women Scientist A in the ICAR- Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga,Bhubaneswar,with Dr.P.K. Mukhopadhyay, Dr S.Ayyappan, Dr. J. K. Jena and Dr. P.Jayasankar.