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Changes in the Fatty Acid Composition of Hepatopancreas of the Mollusk Mytilus trossulus Fed on Microalgae

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The influence of diet on the fatty acid composition of the hepatopancreas of Mytilus trossulus was studied. Three groups of mollusks were fed monocultures of the microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Chaetoceros muelleri (Bacillariophyceae), and Nannochloropsis sp. (Eustigmatophyceae) for 10 days. After 10 days, the proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids, mainly eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic, increased in the total lipids of the hepatopancreas in all mollusk groups. The content of saturated fatty acids in the mussel tissues decreased and was not dependent on the amount in the algal diet. Toward the end of the experiment, the fatty acid composition of the hepatopancreas of mussels was similar irrespective of the fatty acid composition of their food. The fatty acid analysis of M. trossulus feces suggests a selective assimilation by mussels of predominantly the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The role of fatty acid metabolism in M. trossulus is discussed.

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Khardin, A.S., Aizdaicher, N.A. & Latyshev, N.A. Changes in the Fatty Acid Composition of Hepatopancreas of the Mollusk Mytilus trossulus Fed on Microalgae. Russian Journal of Marine Biology 29, 378–382 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RUMB.0000011706.89867.ec

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