parasiloxanthin

Noun

 * 1)  A carotenoid found in catfish, C40H58O2
 * 2) * 1999, Folia Biologica (volume 47, numbers 3-4, page 68)
 * Identification of parasiloxanthin and its derivative 7,8-dihydroparasiloxanthin, as well as 3'-epilutein and monadoxanthin, are worthy of notice. These carotenoids, except for 3'-epilutein, have hitherto been found in few species and only on the Japanese islands.