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Quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of Malacca for nutraceutical purposes

This study was conducted to quantitatively determine the fatty acid contents of 20 species of marine fish and four species of shellfish from Straits of Malacca. Most samples contained fairly high amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 n3), eicosap...

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Main Authors: Abd Aziz @ Mughni, Nurnadia, Azlan, Azrina, Ismail, Amin, Mohd Alinafiah, Suryati, Razman, Muhammad Rizal
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Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29757/1/Quantitative%20determination%20of%20fatty%20acids%20in%20marine%20fish%20and%20shellfish%20from%20warm%20water%20of%20straits%20of%20Malacca%20for%20nutraceutical%20purposes.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.297572016-02-12T04:09:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29757/ Quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of Malacca for nutraceutical purposes Abd Aziz @ Mughni, Nurnadia Azlan, Azrina Ismail, Amin Mohd Alinafiah, Suryati Razman, Muhammad Rizal This study was conducted to quantitatively determine the fatty acid contents of 20 species of marine fish and four species of shellfish from Straits of Malacca. Most samples contained fairly high amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 n3), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5 n3), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 n3). Longtail shad, yellowstripe scad, and moonfish contained significantly higher (P<0.05) amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), respectively. Meanwhile, fringescale sardinella, malabar red snapper, black pomfret, Japanese threadfin bream, giant seaperch, and sixbar grouper showed considerably high content (537.2-944.1 mg/100g wet sample) of desirable omega-3 fatty acids. The polyunsaturated-fatty-acids/ saturated-fatty-acids (P/S) ratios for most samples were higher than that of Menhaden oil (P/S=0.58), a recommended PUFA supplement which may help to lower blood pressure. Yellowstripe scad (highest DHA, ω-3/ω-6=6.4, P/S=1.7), moonfish (highest ALA, ω-3/ω-6=1.9, P/S=1.0), and longtail shad (highest EPA, ω-3/ω-6=0.8, P/S=0.4) were the samples with an outstandingly desirable overall composition of fatty acids. Overall, the marine fish and shellfish from the area contained good composition of fatty acids which offer health benefits and may be used for nutraceutical purposes in the future. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29757/1/Quantitative%20determination%20of%20fatty%20acids%20in%20marine%20fish%20and%20shellfish%20from%20warm%20water%20of%20straits%20of%20Malacca%20for%20nutraceutical%20purposes.pdf Abd Aziz @ Mughni, Nurnadia and Azlan, Azrina and Ismail, Amin and Mohd Alinafiah, Suryati and Razman, Muhammad Rizal (2013) Quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of Malacca for nutraceutical purposes. BioMed Research International, 2013. art. no. 284329. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2314-6133; ESSN: 2314-6141 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/284329 10.1155/2013/284329
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description This study was conducted to quantitatively determine the fatty acid contents of 20 species of marine fish and four species of shellfish from Straits of Malacca. Most samples contained fairly high amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 n3), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5 n3), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 n3). Longtail shad, yellowstripe scad, and moonfish contained significantly higher (P<0.05) amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), respectively. Meanwhile, fringescale sardinella, malabar red snapper, black pomfret, Japanese threadfin bream, giant seaperch, and sixbar grouper showed considerably high content (537.2-944.1 mg/100g wet sample) of desirable omega-3 fatty acids. The polyunsaturated-fatty-acids/ saturated-fatty-acids (P/S) ratios for most samples were higher than that of Menhaden oil (P/S=0.58), a recommended PUFA supplement which may help to lower blood pressure. Yellowstripe scad (highest DHA, ω-3/ω-6=6.4, P/S=1.7), moonfish (highest ALA, ω-3/ω-6=1.9, P/S=1.0), and longtail shad (highest EPA, ω-3/ω-6=0.8, P/S=0.4) were the samples with an outstandingly desirable overall composition of fatty acids. Overall, the marine fish and shellfish from the area contained good composition of fatty acids which offer health benefits and may be used for nutraceutical purposes in the future.
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author Abd Aziz @ Mughni, Nurnadia
Azlan, Azrina
Ismail, Amin
Mohd Alinafiah, Suryati
Razman, Muhammad Rizal
spellingShingle Abd Aziz @ Mughni, Nurnadia
Azlan, Azrina
Ismail, Amin
Mohd Alinafiah, Suryati
Razman, Muhammad Rizal
Quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of Malacca for nutraceutical purposes
author_facet Abd Aziz @ Mughni, Nurnadia
Azlan, Azrina
Ismail, Amin
Mohd Alinafiah, Suryati
Razman, Muhammad Rizal
author_sort Abd Aziz @ Mughni, Nurnadia
title Quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of Malacca for nutraceutical purposes
title_short Quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of Malacca for nutraceutical purposes
title_full Quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of Malacca for nutraceutical purposes
title_fullStr Quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of Malacca for nutraceutical purposes
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of Malacca for nutraceutical purposes
title_sort quantitative determination of fatty acids in marine fish and shellfish from warm water of straits of malacca for nutraceutical purposes
publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29757/1/Quantitative%20determination%20of%20fatty%20acids%20in%20marine%20fish%20and%20shellfish%20from%20warm%20water%20of%20straits%20of%20Malacca%20for%20nutraceutical%20purposes.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29757/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/284329
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