THE DISTRIBUTION OF FATTY-ACIDS IN FLESH AND LIVER OF PAPUA-NEW-GUINEAN FISH

Authors
HANSEL M RAO KS MATSUOKA T RALI T BURROWS I HUBER ME
Citation
M. Hansel et al., THE DISTRIBUTION OF FATTY-ACIDS IN FLESH AND LIVER OF PAPUA-NEW-GUINEAN FISH, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry, 106(3), 1993, pp. 655-658
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03050491
Volume
106
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
655 - 658
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-0491(1993)106:3<655:TDOFIF>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
1. The lipid content and fatty acid composition of flesh and liver of 19 different species of PNG fish were studied. 2. The total lipids wer e extracted with chloroform-methanol (2:1, v/v) and lipid content was determined gravimetrically. 3. The total lipids transesterified with 7 % BF3-MeoH and the distribution of fatty acid profiles were determined by capillary gas-liquid chromatography. 4. The total lipids of flesh and liver contained a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids. 5. T he amounts of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids were significant. 6. Eicosapentaenoic acid concentration was appreci