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标题：Detailed Distribution of Lipids in Greenshell™ Mussel (Perna canaliculus)
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作者：Matthew R. Miller ; Luke Pearce ; Bodhi I. Bettjeman 等
期刊名称：Nutrients
电子版ISSN：2072-6643
出版年度：2014
卷号：6
期号：4
页码：1454-1474
DOI：10.3390/nu6041454
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Greenshell™ mussels (GSM–Perna canaliculus) are a source of omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA). Farmed GSM are considered to be a sustainable source of LC-PUFA as they require no dietary inputs, gaining all of their oil by filter-feeding microorganisms from sea water. GSM oil is a high-value product, with a value as much as 1000 times that of fish oils. GSM oil has important health benefits, for example, anti-inflammatory activity. It also contains several minor lipid components that are not present in most fish oil products, and that have their own beneficial effects on human health. We have shown the lipid content of the female GSM (1.9 g/100 g ww) was significantly greater than that of the male (1.4 g/100 g ww). Compared with male GSM, female GSM contained more n-3 LC-PUFA, and stored a greater proportion of total lipid in the gonad and mantle. The higher lipid content in the female than the male GSM is most likely related to gamete production. This information will be useful to optimize extraction of oils from GSM, a local and sustainable source of n-3 LC-PUFA.
关键词：phospholipids; triacylglycerols; fatty acid composition; eicosapentaenoic acid; docosahexaenoic acid