Mystic Aquarium offers nutritional testing for both routine analysis and research projects.
For further information or to submit samples please contact:Lisa Mazzaro, Ph.D.
Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration
55 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic CT 06355
Phone: 860-572-5955 x109
Fax: 860-572-5972
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Available Tests: Vitamin A (Retinol) and Vitamin E (Tocopherol) Procedure: Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with absorbance detection Samples accepted: serum, plasma, liver, (some whole prey) Specimen: 1ml of serum or plasma, 10g liver Sample storage: -70 until shipment (-20 acceptable for short term storage) Sample shipment: frozen, preferably on dry ice Test days: when sufficient number of samples are received Minimum Test time: 3 days Proximate Analysis of Fish and Other Seafood Items Procedure: Fat: 3 g of sample is homogenized in an Eberbach blender with 30 ml of solvent (2 Chloroform: 1 methanol for herring, mackerel and capelin, 1 chloroform: 1 methanol for squid) for fat extraction (Lee et al. 1996. AOAC 79:487) Moisture: Oven drying method (over night at 110 C in an air drying oven Ash: Muffle furnace method Protein: The balance is used since carbohydrate present is negligible (as proved by the Kjeldahl nitrogen analysis) Samples accepted: Seafood Items Specimen: 4 to 6 medium to large whole prey items, 6 to 12 small to medium prey items, sufficient amount of krill or other smaller prey Sample storage: frozen until pulled for analysis Sample shipment: Ice packs to keep cool (it’s OK if the samples arrive thawed, but not warm) Test days: when sufficient number of samples are received Minimum test time: 3 days |
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