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Unusual fatty acid isomers of triacylglycerols and polar lipids in female limpet gonads of Cellana grata.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18458974     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To investigate the occurrence of positional isomers of unsaturated fatty acids (FA) in triacylglycerols (TAG) and polar lipids (PL) in the female gonads of a dominant limpet, Cellana grata, fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) were fractionated according to the degree of their unsaturation by argentation thin-layer chromatography. Their structures were elucidated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of a combination of their FAME and picolinyl esters. A total of 125 different FA ranging from 12 to 24 carbon atoms were identified, and 105 unsaturated FA, including 34 nonmethylene-interrupted FA as minor components, were recognized. Although the major FA 16:0 and 18:1n-7, which accounted for more than 20 and 10%, respectively, of total FA, were present in TAG and PL, higher amounts of 20:4n-6 and 20:5n-3 were present in PL. Unsaturated FA consisting of more than five different positional isomers were 17:1, 19:1, 18:2, 19:2, 20:2, 21:2, 22:2, 20:3, and 22:3, most of which were present in TAG. Furthermore, a larger variety of nonmethylene-interrupted FA was found in TAG than in PL. This limpet gonad had a diverse assortment of unsaturated FA that comprised a wide range of unusual positional isomers with one to five double bonds.
Authors:
Hideki Kawashima; Masao Ohnishi; Satoshi Ogawa; Kenji Matsui
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-05-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  Lipids     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0024-4201     ISO Abbreviation:  Lipids     Publication Date:  2008 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-23     Completed Date:  2008-09-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0060450     Medline TA:  Lipids     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  559-67     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Bioscience Laboratory, Miyako College, Iwate Prefectural University, Miyako 027-0039, Japan. ajoe@iwate-pu.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Catalysis
Fatty Acids / chemistry*
Female
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Gonads / chemistry*
Isomerism
Lipids / chemistry*
Mollusca
Triglycerides / chemistry*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fatty Acids; 0/Lipids; 0/Triglycerides

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