Author/Editor		Varljen, Jadranka; Batičić, Lara; Sinčić-Modrić, Gordana; Obersnel, Vojko; Kapović, Miljenko
Title		Composition and seasonal variation of fatty acids of Diplodus vulgaris L. from the Adriatic sea
Type		članek
Source		J Am Oil Chem Soc
Vol. and No.		Letnik 81, št. 8
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 759-63
Language		eng
Abstract		Muscle tissue from the common two-banded sea bream Diplodus vulgaris L. originating from the Adriatic Sea, Croatia, was analyzed. The FA composition of neutral (TAG) and polar (PE, PC, PI/PS) lipid classes was determined, as well as the lipid and water contents during winter and summer periods. Both the total lipid and water contents were higher in the winter period. We identified 16 different FA. The major constituents of the total FA in both seasons were saturates: palmitic (16:0) and stearic acids (18:0); monoenes: oleic (18:1 n-9) and palmitoleic acids (16:1n-7); and polyunsaturates: arachidonic acid (20:4n-6), EPA (20:5n-3), and DHA (22:6n-3), but their amounts and paimitoieic acids (16:1 n-7); and polyuosaturates: arachidonic acid (20:4n-6), EPA (20:5n-3), and DHA (22:6n-3), but their amounts and ratios differed signiticantly between the two seasons and between lipid fractions. The FA composition showed a noticeable pattern of seasonality that retlected fluctuations mainly in TAG. The diminution ot the monounsaturated FA content in the summer was clearly followed by an increase in PUFA content. Diplodus vulgaris is a good somce of natural n-3 PUFA and would therefore be suitable for inclusion in highly unsalurated low-fat dieIs.
Descriptors		FOOD ANALYSIS FISHES FATTY ACIDS LIPIDS SEASONS CROATIA