Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

, Volume 10, Issue 3, pp 183–188 | Cite as

Dietary rutin has limited synergistic effects on vitamin C nutrition of fingerling channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

  • Sungchul C. Bai
  • Delbert M. GatlinIII
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Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the possible synergistic effects between dietary rutin (a bioflavonoid) and vitamin C, and to evaluate their antioxidant effects in fingerling channel catfish. Purified casein/gelatin diets containing two levels of rutin (0 and 1000 mg/kg diet) and three levels of L-ascorbic acid (0, 1500 and 3000 mg/kg diet) in a factorial arrangement were fed to fingerling channel catfish for 16 weeks. Fish fed the diets without supplemental vitamin C showed deformed spinal columns, external hemorrhages and fin erosion after 10 to 12 weeks. Also these fish had significantly (p < 0.05) depressed body weight gain, feed efficiency, hematocrit, hepatosomatic index (% liver weight), as well as reduced liver, fillet and plasma vitamin concentrations after 16 weeks. Liver, fillet and plasma vitamin C concentrations were correlated with dietary vitamin C levels. Forced oxidation of fillet samples significantly (p < 0.05) increased 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values of fillets from fish fed diets without vitamin C and rutin. However, results from the present study indicated only limited synergistic effects of dietary rutin on vitamin C nutrition of channel catfish.

Keywords

vitamin C rutin channel catfish forced oxidation 2-thiobarbituric acid bioflavonoid synergistic effect 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sungchul C. Bai
    • 1
  • Delbert M. GatlinIII
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Wildlife and Fisheries SciencesTexas A&M University SystemCollege StationUSA

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