Journal
MARINE DRUGS
Volume 20, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/md20070435
Keywords
diacylglycerol ether; 1-O-alkylglyceryl ether; nutraceutical oils; beche-de-mer
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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This study described the lipid and fatty acid composition of C. frondosa viscera and found seasonal variations. The lipid content was highest in winter and the proportion of TAG was higher in summer. These data provide guidance for harvesters to optimize lipid yield and composition.
The sea cucumber, Cucumaria frondosa, is harvested primarily for its muscular bands and body wall. Development of a nutraceutical product based on lipid recovered from its viscera would give commercial value to the entire organism; however, such development requires knowledge of the lipid and fatty acid (FA) profiles of the viscera. Here, we describe the lipid and FA composition of viscera recovered from C. frondosa harvested in coastal waters in the northwest Atlantic, taking into account variation due to harvest season. We found highest lipid content at similar to 29% in winter, with diacylglyceryl ethers (DAGE) comprising similar to 55% of the total lipid mass and triacylglycerols (TAG), phospholipids (PL) and monoacylglycerol ethers (MAGE) at 5-25% each. The branched chain FA, 12-methyltetradecanoic acid (12-MTA), represented 42% of total FA mass in DAGE. In summer, lipid content was lower at 24% and TAG was the dominate lipid, with proportions more than double that found in winter (45% vs. 20%); DAGE in summer dropped to similar to 30% of total lipids. In TAG, 12-MTA was much lower than found in DAGE in winter, at only 10% but eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) content was similar to 20%, which brought the total EPA% to 28% of total FA-the highest among all three seasons. There was little effect of season on MAGE or PL proportions. These data can help harvesters maximize catch efforts in terms of lipid yield and profile.
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