Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 60, Issue 15, Pages 3973-3980Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf300620e
Keywords
microalgae; Tegillarca granosa; fatty acid; sterol; juvenile ark shell
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31172448]
- National Sparking Plan Project of China [2011GA701002]
- Zhejiang Public Welfare Project, China [2010C32021]
- Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation, China [Y3100534]
- Ningbo Science and Technology Research Projects, China [2011C11003, 2010C10054]
- Ningbo University, China [xkl11086]
- Ningbo University
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This study has investigated the effects of six different unialgal diets (Chaetoceros calcitrans, Platymonas helgolandica, Chlorella sp., Isochrysis galbana, Nannochloropsis oculata, and Pavlova viridis) on the composition of fatty acids and sterols in juvenile ark shell Tegillarca granosa Linnaeus. The best feeding effects on the growth of shellfish were found in C. calcitrans, followed by I. galbana and P. viridis, whereas Chlorella sp. and N. oculata exhibited relatively poor effects. The fatty acid and sterol compositions in the six microalgae and the juvenile ark shell after feeding were analyzed, and 39 fatty acids and 18 sterols were identified. Although the results demonstrate a close correlation between the sterol compositions in algal species and juvenile ark shell, a similar correlation was not observed between fatty acids. In the juvenile ark shell fed microalgae, the ratio of total saturated fatty acids (SFA) rapidly decreases, whereas the proportion of total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) increases considerably. The abundances of AA, EPA, and DHA increase most significantly in shellfish with better growth (fed C. calcitrans, I. galbana, and P. viridis). The number of sterol species is reduced, but the total sterol content in groups fed corresponding microalgae increases, and abundant plant sterols, instead of cholesterol, are accumulated in juvenile ark shell fed appropriate microalgae I. galbana and P. viridis. Therefore, to be more conducive to human health, I. galbana and P. viridis, of the six experimental microalgae, are recommended for artificial ark shell culture.
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