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Novel method to administer radiolabeled lipid to juvenile oysters
Author(s) -
Erickson Marilyn C.,
Selivonchick Daniel P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02535299
Subject(s) - yolk , oyster , lipid metabolism , juvenile , chemistry , biochemistry , lipidology , phosphatidylcholine , catabolism , phospholipid , biology , clinical chemistry , chromatography , metabolism , food science , fishery , ecology , membrane
Particles prepared from egg yolk were shown to encapsulate protein and to be in a size range that would be filtered by the oyster. A radiotracer study involving the addition of radiolabeled phosphatidylcholine to egg yolk demonstrated that the egg yolk particles were taken up and metabolized by juvenile oysters ( Crassostrea gigas ). Catabolism of the radiolabeled lipid and subsequent resynthesis into non‐lipid components occurred to a slight extent. The main factor responsible for the distribution of radioactivity amongst the lipids in the stomach tissue was believed to be transacylation.