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Fatty Acid Composition and Levels of Selected Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Four Commercial Important Freshwater Fish Species from Lake Victoria, Tanzania
Joint Authors
Robert, Agnes
Mfilinge, Prosper
Limbu, Samwel M.
Mwita, Chacha J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fatty acids (FAs) particularly ω3 and ω6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play important role in human health.
This study aimed to investigate the composition and levels of selected ω3 PUFAs in four commercial fish species, Nile perch (Lates niloticus), Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Tilapia zillii, and dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea) from Mwanza Gulf in Lake Victoria.
The results indicated that 36 types of FAs with different saturation levels were detected.
These FAs were dominated by docosahexaenoic (DHA), eicosapentaenoic (EPA), docosapentaenoic (DPA), and eicosatetraenoic acids.
O.
niloticus had the highest composition of FAs (34) compared to L.
niloticus (27), T.
zillii (26), and R.
argentea (21).
The levels of EPA differed significantly among the four commercial fish species ( F = 6.19 , P = 0.001 ) .
The highest EPA levels were found in R.
argentea followed by L.
niloticus and O.
niloticus and the lowest in T.
zillii.
The DPA levels showed no significant difference among the four fish species studied ( F = 0.652 , P = 0.583 ) .
The study concluded that all four commercial species collected from Mwanza Gulf are good for human health, but R.
argentea is the best for consumption because it contains higher levels of ω3 FAs, mainly EPA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Robert, Agnes& Mfilinge, Prosper& Limbu, Samwel M.& Mwita, Chacha J.. 2014. Fatty Acid Composition and Levels of Selected Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Four Commercial Important Freshwater Fish Species from Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Journal of Lipids،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041056
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Robert, Agnes…[et al.]. Fatty Acid Composition and Levels of Selected Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Four Commercial Important Freshwater Fish Species from Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Journal of Lipids No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041056
American Medical Association (AMA)
Robert, Agnes& Mfilinge, Prosper& Limbu, Samwel M.& Mwita, Chacha J.. Fatty Acid Composition and Levels of Selected Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Four Commercial Important Freshwater Fish Species from Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Journal of Lipids. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041056
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1041056