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Fatty acids from Macoma sp. of bivalve mollusc
Author(s) -
Misra Suniti,
Ghosh Mrinal K.,
Choudhury A.,
Dutta Ashis K.,
Pal Prasanta K.,
Ghosh Amitabha
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740361125
Subject(s) - flesh , hepatopancreas , biology , fatty acid , ether , food science , biochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry
Fatty acids of the total lipids of flesh and hepatopancreas of Macoma sp. have been determined. The level of 20:5 w 3 ( ca 17%), a biologically important fatty acid, was found to be considerably high. Other major component fatty acids were 16:0, 16:1, 18:1 and 22:4 w 6. High levels of 22:5 w 6 (8%), 22:5 w 3 (8%) and 22:6 w 3 ( ca 15%) were found in flesh lipid. Nonsaponifiables were also high (28–30%). Alkyl ether acyl glycerols were found in flesh (1.3%) and hepatopancreas (3.8%).