DISTRIBUTION OF SELENIUM ASSOCIATED WITH BIOCHEMICAL FRACTIONS IN BLUE MUSSEL AND BAY SCALLOP / 中国海洋药物

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.