Contents of carbohydrates and lipids in the bodies of two planktonic crustaceans

Abstract

The carbohydrate and lipid contents in two planktonic crustaceans, i. e.Pseudeuphausia sinica andAcetes chinensis sampled from Xiamen coastal waters were estimated. InP. sinica, the contents of carbohydrates (in dry weight) and lipids varied from 2.19–2.33% and 21.2–21.9% respectively; inA. chinensis from 1.74–2.55% and 14.43–15.10% respectively. The analyses of fatty acids by gas-chromatograph (Model 103) showed that eight fatty acids of 14∶0, 15∶0, 16∶0, 17∶0, 18∶0, 18∶2, 20∶2 and 22∶2 were found in these two animals, that 16∶0, 18∶0, 18∶2, and 20∶2 formed the major constituents with 91.08% (P. sinica) and 74.80% (A. chinensis) of the total fatty acids, and that the values of odd carbon types (15∶0 and 17∶0) were fairly low, 4.47% and 3.36% respectively. Three monosaccharides: glucose, fructose, and galactose detected by high-liquid chromatograph (Waters 208) accounted for more than 60% of the total carbohydrates, especially the glucose, exceeding by 40%.