冷藏过程中原料乳脂质代谢变化的靶向脂质组学分析

为探究原料乳在4 ℃冷藏过程中的脂质变化，从而指导乳及乳制品的后期加工，该研究采用超高效液相色谱-三重四级杆复合线性离子阱质谱技术分别对冷藏第0、2、3、4、6天的原料乳脂质进行绝对定性定量分析。结果表明，原料乳共检出20种脂质亚类、880种脂质分子，其中甘油三脂、磷脂酰乙醇胺、磷脂酰胆碱亚类含量最高；以P值 <0.05，变量重要性投影（variable importance projection，VIP）>1为标准共筛选出420种显著性差异脂质代谢物，以P值 <0.01，VIP >1为标准共筛选出98种极显著性差异脂质代谢物。整个冷藏过程中，极显著性差异脂质分子含量呈下降趋势，其中第3天与第4天对比组（D3 vs D4）脂质变化最为明显，冷藏3～4 d是原料乳脂质变化的关键阶段。对D3 vs D4组的极显著差异脂质进行京都基因与基因组百科全书（kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes，KEGG）通路分析，10种脂质分子被注释到6条代谢途径中，其中磷脂酰胆碱、磷脂酰乙醇胺、磷脂酰肌醇、磷脂酰基丝氨酸被注释到甘油磷脂代谢及神经酰胺、鞘磷脂被注释到鞘脂代谢是该阶段的主要代谢途径。研究结果为探明原料乳冷藏过程中的脂质变化、划定脂肪水解的关键期提供理论依据，进而为后期乳制品的加工提供数据参考。     

奶山羊围产期添加烟酰胺对羔羊腹脂脂质代谢的影响

烟酰胺可调控脂质代谢,但母体添加烟酰胺是否会调控子代脂质代谢尚不清楚,本实验旨在探究奶山羊(Capra hircus)围产期添加烟酰胺对子代脂质代谢的影响及其机制。选取15只围产期奶山羊(产前21 d),按配对设计原则分为3组,分别为对照组(C组)、产后1~28 d添加烟酰胺组(P组)和产前21 d至产后28 d添加烟酰胺组(EP组),所产羔羊分别为L_C组、L_P组和L_(EP)组(L_C组为对照组羔羊,L_P组为围产后期添加烟酰胺组羔羊,L_(EP)组为围产全期添加烟酰胺组羔羊)。于羔羊14、28日龄,晨饲后3 h颈静脉采血,检测血浆甘油三酯(triglyceride,TG)、游离脂肪酸(free fatty acid,FFA)、总胆固醇(total cholesterol,TC)含量和脂肪酶活性;羔羊28日龄屠宰,采集腹腔脂肪组织,检测腹脂TG、FFA、TC含量和脂代谢关键基因表达量。结果表明,L_(EP)组28日龄羔羊血浆TG含量、腹脂TG含量、甘油-3-磷酸酰基转移酶(glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase mitochondrial,GPAM)、磷酸甘油酰基转移酶6(1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases6,AGPAT6)表达量极显著高于L_C组(P0.01),腹脂FFA含量、过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ共激活剂α(peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γcoactivatorα,PGC1α)、固醇调节元件结合蛋白-1(sterol regulating element binding protein-1,SREBP-1)、脂肪酸合酶(fatty acid synthetase,FAS)基因表达量显著高于L_C组(P0.05)。L_P组羔羊腹脂TG含量、AGPAT6基因表达量极显著高于L_C组(P0.01)。综上,奶山羊围产期添加烟酰胺可通过提高羔羊脂肪合成代谢促进腹脂脂质沉积。本研究结果为研究母体添加烟酰胺对羔羊生长发育的影响提供了资料。     

南美白对虾空气油炸过程中脂质组学快检技术研究

为实时监测南美白对虾在空气油炸过程中脂质组学轮廓变化,本研究采用iKnife-REIMS联用技术、主成分分析(PCA)和正交偏最小二乘判别分析(OPLS-DA)探究了不同空气油炸温度(140、170、200℃,10 min)对南美白对虾肌肉组织脂质组成的影响。结果表明,经结构鉴定和相对含量测定,南美白对虾样品中共检出10种脂肪酸与31种磷脂分子,其中,亚油酸(m/z 279,21.88%)、EPA(m/z 301,16.59%)与DHA(m/z 327,15.14%)为主要脂肪酸离子;[PE 36:1-H]^-(m/z 744,20.16%)与[PE 38:5-H]^-/[PC O-36:5-H]^-(m/z 764,15.92%)为主要磷脂离子。随着油炸温度的升高,油炸南美白对虾中饱和脂肪酸与甘油磷脂酸(PA)分子的相对含量呈上升趋势,而不饱和脂肪酸、磷脂酰乙醇胺(PE)、磷脂酰胆碱(PC)与磷脂酰肌醇(PI)分子的相对含量不断减少。通过共享与特有化合物结构分析图(SUS-plot)确定了6个潜在标记物(m/z 277、m/z 770、m/z 810、m/z 818、m/z 844及m/z 836),可用于空气油炸样品的实时鉴别。经方法学验证,该iKnife-REIMS联用实时检测方法的灵敏度和精密度均可满足空气油炸过程中南美白对虾脂肪酸和磷脂的脂质组学轮廓分析测试要求。本研究结果为食品加工过程中脂质组学变化研究提供了新的检测技术手段。     

秦川牛腿骨油的脂质组成分析

为了实现畜禽骨副产物的有效利用,本研究采用超声波辅助溶剂浸出法提取秦川牛腿骨油,应用高效液相色谱(HPLC)、气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)法和基于多维质谱“鸟枪法”脂质组学技术(MDMS-SL)综合分析牛腿骨油的脂质组成,并对牛腿骨油的氧化稳定性、酸价和过氧化值等理化性质以及酚类化合物进行测定。结果表明,秦川牛腿骨油中含有丰富的甘油酯,其中甘油三酯(TAG)含量为93.85%,同时含有少量的甘油二酯(DAG)。在秦川牛腿骨油中共检测出24种脂肪酸,单不饱和脂肪酸和多不饱和脂肪酸含量分别为62.85%和2.18%;24种酰基肉碱,总含量为1.18 nmol·g^-1;17种鞘磷脂,总含量为35.36 nmol·g^-1;38种磷脂酰胆碱,总含量为22.16 nmol·g^-1。样品具有较强的氧化稳定性,酸价和过氧化值分别为16.43 mg KOH·g^-1和5.22 mmol·kg^-1,含有α-生育酚、α-三烯酚及γ-三烯酚3种酚类化合物。丰富的TAG、不饱和脂肪酸及鞘磷脂含量使秦川牛腿骨油在促进营养吸收、降血糖血脂及抗炎等方面具有较大的利用潜力。本研究为秦川牛腿骨油相关高附加值产品的开发提供了理论基础。     

亚麻籽分离蛋白结构表征及其性能分析

为实现亚麻籽饼粕中分离蛋白的综合加工利用,该文以冷榨亚麻籽饼粕为原料,对其进行脱胶脱脂处理,采用超声辅助水提法分别提取亚麻籽分离蛋白和脱胶脱脂亚麻籽分离蛋白,并对理化性质、结构及功能特性进行分析比较。结果表明,冷榨亚麻籽饼粕和脱胶脱脂亚麻籽饼粕中蛋白质质量分数分别为37.52%±0.04%、37.47%±0.02%。采用十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳测定亚麻籽分离蛋白和脱胶脱脂亚麻籽分离蛋白的分子质量,显示10～55 kDa之间有明显谱带,其中水溶性低分子质量的白蛋白（10、14、15及17 kDa）和盐溶性高分子质量的球蛋白（30、33、35、40、45及55 kDa）谱带最为明显。氨基酸的种类各检测到17种,含有丰富的必需氨基酸和非必需氨基酸。傅里叶变换红外光谱测定的2种蛋白质的二级结构稳定性一般;由扫描电镜和X-射线衍射可知亚麻籽分离蛋白比脱胶脱脂亚麻籽分离蛋白的微观孔隙率低,结构中都较缺乏结晶度或有序排列。2种蛋白的两亲性与大豆分离蛋白相比,亲水/油特性突出,亲油性是大豆分离蛋白的2倍多。通过对不同pH（2～11）和盐离子浓度（0～1.25 mol/L）下溶解度、起泡性、泡沫稳定性、乳化活性及乳化稳定性的测定,显示两者具有良好的碱溶性,脱胶脱脂亚麻籽分离蛋白的起泡性、乳化活性及乳化稳定性均优于亚麻籽分离蛋白,而泡沫稳定性恰好相反,该研究结果有利于拓宽2种分离蛋白在健康食品领域中的应用前景,为食品中的应用提供有益参考和数据支撑。     

酸性浸润干燥辅助低水耗水代法提取亚麻籽油工艺

为解决传统水代法提取亚麻籽油过程中乳状液生成过多,耗水量大等问题,该文在低料液比1:2.5 kg/L的条件下,探究了水代法提取亚麻籽油的工艺。结果表明,酸浸润预处理通过影响亚麻蛋白的溶解度,有效提高水代法中的清油得率,由未处理时的18.95%±0.91%提升至83.27%±0.67%。水代法提取亚麻籽油的工艺优化结果为:pH值9.0、温度50℃、料液比1∶2.5 kg/L、提取时间2 h。在此条件下,清油得率为82.88%±0.30%。在水代法提油后的水相中添加50%原料质量的纯水重复提取渣相后,渣相残油率从3.97%±0.11%降至2.09%±0.04%。剩余乳状液经木瓜蛋白酶破乳后,总清油得率为93.44%±0.29%。水代法得到的亚麻籽油各项指标均符合一级成品亚麻籽油标准。该研究为亚麻籽油的高效提取提供了一种新的思路。     

打磨法提取亚麻籽胶粉的工艺

为提高亚麻籽综合加工效益,解决现有亚麻籽胶生产存在问题,在对亚麻籽结构充分了解基础上,利用亚麻籽胶分布在亚麻籽外表面的结构特点,提出采用高速旋转砂辊对亚麻籽表面进行打磨提取亚麻籽胶粉的技术设想,并借助实验砂辊碾米机开展研究。结果表明：采用砂辊打磨亚麻籽在控制亚麻籽装填率在40%～80%时打磨均能够顺利获取亚麻籽胶粉,说明打磨提取亚麻籽胶粉技术可行;在装填率40%、打磨时间200 s脱脂胶粉得率最高达6.06%±0.51%;在装填率80%情况下,打磨设备提取的脱脂亚麻籽胶粉产量最高,打磨时间200 s,胶粉黏度测定值为(5 200±680) mPa.s,高于现有市售干法亚麻籽胶产品黏度而低于市售湿法亚麻籽胶产品黏度;通过对比检测打磨前后压榨亚麻籽油的色泽、气滋味、酸价和过氧化物指标,打磨提取亚麻籽胶粉过程对亚麻籽压榨油品质无明显影响。采用先打磨提取部分亚麻籽胶粉再进行压榨制油加工,将增加亚麻籽加工产品品种,提高加工效益。     

CIDEC的亚细胞定位及其功能初步研究

CIDEC(也称FSP27)高表达于脂肪组织,可以促进细胞内脂肪积累等。为探究CIDEC促进脂滴融合的机制,本研究利用脂肪酸处理HepG2细胞,测定细胞内脂滴直径和数目的变化,发现处理后脂滴的直径和数量无显著性差异。将含有CIDEC的重组载体转染细胞,脂肪酸处理24 h后测定脂滴直径和数量变化,进一步利用共聚焦显微镜分析其亚细胞定位,并检测与脂滴生成、生长等相关基因表达量的变化。结果表明,过表达CIDEC后脂滴的直径显著增加,脂滴的数量极显著减少;亚细胞定位发现,CIDEC位于脂滴周围。此外,PLIN1、CREB1、CREB8的表达量有所下降,CIDEA、CFD表达量有所上升,推测CIDEC可能与这些蛋白互作引起脂滴融合。本研究结果为探究CIDEC促进脂滴融合的分子机制奠定了基础。     

中慢生型天山根瘤菌中自体诱导物分子结构的鉴定

通过用乙酸乙脂分别对天山根瘤菌 CCBAU3306 培养物上清液中自体诱导物分子进行抽提、浓缩,并采用液质联用对自体诱导物分子进行结构分析,最终获得该根瘤菌所产生酰基高丝氨酸内酯类信号分子的结构,并采用纯品进行活性的比较,发现调控蛋白与纯品结合后具有生物活性,能与目的 DNA 片断结合,证明了该结构的准确性.     

红叶葡萄品种叶片花色苷种类的鉴定与分析

为解决葡萄园中由葡萄修剪产生的大量叶片残留问题,提高修剪产生的叶片的利用价值,本试验以8612、玫瑰香、红鸡心3个红叶葡萄品种和葡萄园皇后、玫瑰露、秋红3个绿叶葡萄品种不同发育时期的叶片为研究对象,利用MATLAB软件对整张叶片的图像数据进行提取,计算色差值;利用超高效液相-质谱法(LC-MS)检测花色苷的成分和含量,探讨不同发育时期叶片中花色苷不同组分的变化规律。结果表明,不同发育时期的红色和绿色叶片色差指数L^*、a^*、b^*变化趋势明显不同,共检测到18种花色苷组分,包括花青素类(4种)、甲基花青素类(4种)、花翠素类(4种)、甲基花翠素类(2种)和二甲基花翠素类(4种)。以上5类花色苷在红色叶片中均被检测到,绿叶品种中未发现花翠素类和甲基花翠素类花色苷。花色苷定量结果显示,红色叶片不同发育时期花色苷含量为123.468~855.001 mg·100g^-1,绿色叶片花色苷含量为4.407~44.517 mg·100g^-1。甲基化类花色苷占比随叶片发育均逐渐增大。花色苷酰化修饰类型分析结果发现,香豆酰化类型花色苷含量高于其他酰化类型花色苷,在花色苷总含量中所占比例较高,而阿魏酰化和糖酰化类花色苷含量非常少。色差和不同类型花色苷成分的相关性分析结果表明,红色叶片的色差指数与更多类型的花色苷含量存在相关关系。红色葡萄叶片中花色苷种类丰富、含量较高,是花色苷类化合物的潜在来源,具有很大的利用价值。本研究通过对叶片中花色苷成分和含量进行了详细调查,为今后葡萄园中叶片的加工再利用提供了依据。     

Low-dose fish oil consumption prevents hepatic lipid accumulation in high cholesterol diet fed mice

We examined the effects of low-dose fish oil ingestion on hepatic lipid accumulation caused after high cholesterol feeding in C57BL/6J mice. The mice were fed purified experimental diets consisting of 20 energy % (en%) safflower oil (SO or SO/CH), 2 en% fish oil + 18 en% safflower oil (2FO or 2FO/CH), or 5 en% fish oil + 15 en% safflower oil (5FO or 5FO/CH) with or without 2 weight % (wt %) cholesterol for 8 weeks. Hepatic triglyceride and total cholesterol contents were significantly lower in groups that were fed diets containing fish oil and cholesterol than in those that were fed safflower oil and cholesterol. The hepatic mRNA levels of fatty acid synthase (FAS) were lower in groups fed cholesterol or fish oil. Fatty acid oxidation-related hepatic gene expressions were higher in fish oil-fed groups. Fecal cholesterol excretion was higher in all cholesterol-fed groups; cholesterol excretion was high in groups fed fish oil and cholesterol. These results suggest that low-dose fish oil diets improve lipid metabolism by modifying the expression of lipid metabolism-related genes in the liver and increasing fecal cholesterol excretion.     

Effects of Boiling,Refrigerating, and Microwave Heating on Cooked Quality and Stability of Lipids in Macaroni Containing Ground Flaxseed

Research was conducted to determine the effects of boiling, refrigerating, and microwave heating on the cooked quality and stability of lipids in macaroni containing 15% (w/w) ground flaxseed. Boiling increased brightness but decreased redness and yellowness of macaroni containing ground flaxseed. Boiled macaroni and boiled‐refrigerated‐microwave heated (BRMH) macaroni had similar appearance. After boiling, cooking loss was lower and cooked firmness was greater for macaroni dried at ultra‐high temperature (90°C) than at low temperature (40°C). Macaroni fortified with ground flaxseed had lower cooking loss than did nonfortified macaroni. Firmness was greatest with boiled, intermediate with boiled‐refrigerated (BR), and least with BRMH macaroni. Cooking in boiling water reduced extractable lipid content of macaroni with flaxseed. Boiled‐refrigerated and BRMH macaroni with flaxseed had similar extractable lipid contents and were lower than that for boiled macaroni with flaxseed. Free fatty acid content was greatest with dried, intermediate with boiled, and least with BR and BRMH macaroni with flaxseed. Boiling, refrigerating, and microwave heating did not affect conjugated diene content in lipid extracted from macaroni with flaxseed, regardless of drying temperature.     

Distribution of cyclolinopeptides in flaxseed fractions and products

Hydrophobic cyclic peptides, termed cyclolinopeptides, found in flaxseed are known for their immunosuppressive activity. This study is the first report of the occurrence of cyclolinopeptides in flaxseed fractions and products produced by aqueous processing and cold pressing. The distribution of cyclolinopeptides in flaxseed was determined after processing of flaxseed by various industrial and laboratory processes. Extracts of the water-soluble mucilage did not contain cyclolinopeptides. The cotyledon had the highest concentration of cyclolinopeptides, whereas seed coat had lower levels. An oil body fraction separated from seed after homogenization in water, followed by centrifugation, had the highest concentration of cyclolinopeptides of the fractions produced by this method. Further washing of the oil body fraction led to a loss of cyclolinopeptides. When oilseed was extruded using an expeller press, cyclolinopeptides were found in greater concentrations in crude oil and the solid sediment present in the oil fraction than in meal or the unprocessed seed. The concentration of cyclolinopeptides in crude flaxseed oil immediately after pressing was much higher than that observed in flaxseed oils purchased from a retail outlet. The effect of oil refining treatments on the removal of cyclolinopeptides was also tested. Acid degumming using aqueous H(3)PO(4) removed cyclolinopeptides from crude flaxseed oil. Alkali refining was less effective as this treatment failed to remove all peptides equally. This work illustrates ways that cyclolinopeptides may be extracted from flaxseed oil that could be developed for large-scale industrial extraction. The ability to extract cyclolinopeptides on a larger scale would allow faster exploitation of commercial applications of these molecules and provide the flaxseed industry with value-added coproducts.     

Oil goldenberry (Physalis peruviana L.)

Whole berries, seeds, and pulp/peel of goldenberry (Physalis peruviana L.) were compared in terms of fatty acids, lipid classes, triacylglyerols, phytosterols, fat-soluble vitamins, and beta-carotene. The total lipid contents in the whole berries, seeds, and seedless parts were 2.0, 1.8, and 0.2% (on a fresh weight basis), respectively. Linoleic acid was the dominating fatty acid followed by oleic acid as the second major fatty acid. Palmitic and stearic acids were the major saturates. In pulp/peel oil, the fatty acid profile was characterized by higher amounts of saturates, monoenes, and trienes than in whole berry and seed oils. Neutral lipids comprised >95% of total lipids in whole berry oil and seed oil, while neutral lipids separated in lower level in pulp/peel oil. Triacylglycerols were the predominant neutral lipid subclass and constituted ca. 81.6, 86.6, and 65.1% of total neutral lipids in whole berry, seed, and pulp/peel oils, respectively. Nine triacylglycerol molecular species were detected, wherein three species, C54:3, C52:2, and C54:6, were presented to the extent of approximately 91% or above. The highest level of phytosterols was estimated in pulp/peel oil that contained the highest level of unsaponifiables. In both whole berry and seed oils, campesterol and beta-sitosterol were the sterol markers, whereas Delta5-avenasterol and campesterol were the main 4-desmethylsterols in pulp/peel oil. The tocopherols level was much higher in pulp/peel oil than in whole berry and seed oils. beta- and gamma-tocopherols were the major components in whole berry and seed oils, whereas gamma- and alpha-tocopherols were the main constituents in pulp/peel oil. beta-Carotene and vitamin K(1) were also measured in markedly high levels in pulp/peel oil followed by whole berry oil and seed oil, respectively. Information provided by the present work is of importance for further chemical investigation of goldenberry oil and industrial utilization of the berries as a raw material of oils and functional foods.     

Analysis of oil composition in cultivars and wild species of oat (Avena sp.)

Oil quality and content were analyzed in 33 accessions from 13 wild species and 10 accessions of cultivated oat. Wild oat species tended to have higher oil and 18:1 fatty acid (FA) contents and lower amounts of 18:2 and 18:3 FAs as compared to cultivated oats. In addition to common FAs, minor amounts of several hydroxy and epoxy FAs were also present in the oat oil and mainly confined to specific lipid classes. These unusual FAs included the previously reported 15-hydroxy 18:2 (Delta9,12) (avenoleic acid) mostly found among polar lipids and a novel 7-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid located to 1,2-diacylglycerol. The present study highlights the potential of making use of the existing germplasm, consisting of wild oat species, in breeding programs for achieving new oat varieties that produce a range of oils with different FA compositions as well as having high oil contents. However, in one matter, oats apparently lack genetic diversity and that is for oil qualities that are highly enriched in the omega 3 (omega-3) FA 18:3. Consequently, developing oat cultivars with highly unsaturated oils will need involvement of other techniques such as biotechnology.     

Impact of extra virgin olive oil and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) on the oxidative stability of fish oil emulsions and spray-dried microcapsules stabilized by sugar beet pectin

The influence of EDTA on lipid oxidation in sugar beet pectin-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions (pH 6, 15% oil, wet basis), prepared from fish oil (FO) and fish oil-extra virgin olive oil (FO-EVOO) (1:1 w/w), as well as the spray-dried microcapsules (50% oil, dry basis) prepared from these emulsions, was investigated. Under accelerated conditions (80 °C, 5 bar oxygen pressure) the oxidative stability was significantly (P < 0.05) higher for FO and FO-EVOO formulated with EDTA, in comparison to corresponding emulsions and spray-dried microcapsules formulated without EDTA. The EDTA effect was greater in emulsions than in spray-dried microcapsules, with the greatest protective effect obtained in FO-EVOO emulsions. EDTA enhanced the oxidative stability of the spray-dried microcapsules during ambient storage (~25 °C, a(w) = 0.5), as demonstrated by their lower concentration of headspace volatile oxidation products, propanal and hexanal. These results show that the addition of EDTA is an effective strategy to maximize the oxidative stability of both FO emulsions and spray-dried microcapsules in which sugar beet pectin is used as the encapsulant material.     

PEG胁迫下旱地油菜绿肥苗期抗旱性筛选和评价

[目的]研究苗期抗旱能力突出的油菜绿肥种子萌发特性和生理特征,为筛选适宜于黄土高原旱作区种植的油菜绿肥品种提供可靠的方法及建议.[方法]采集了30份油菜绿肥品种进行室内发芽试验,设正常水分对照和以10％聚乙二醇(polyethylene?glycol?6000,PEG-6000)高渗溶液人工模拟的干旱胁迫处理.分析苗期...     

Nutritional effects of enzymatically modified soybean oil with caprylic acid versus physical mixture analogue in obese Zucker rats

Enzymatically modified soybean oil with caprylic acid (SL), a physical mixture of tricaprylin and soybean oil (PHY), and soybean oil as control were fed (20% of diet weight) to female obese Zucker rats. Both lipids (SL and PHY) have similar total fatty acid composition containing 23.4 mol % caprylic acid (C8:0) but have different lipid structures. After 21 days of feeding, the body weight gain was 36.4% in the SL-fed group and 35.2% in the PHY-fed group, respectively; whereas the body weight of the control group increased 41.6%. Significant differences in the respiratory exchange ratio were observed between the SL and PHY groups. However, the contents of glucose, total and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and very low density and low density lipoprotein (VLDL + LDL) cholesterol in serum were not significantly different between the SL- and PHY-fed groups or among the three dietary groups (control, SL, and PHY) (p < 0.05). On the other hand, plasma total cholesterol and plasma triacylglycerol (TAG) were significantly higher in SL- and PHY-fed groups than in the control group. In the liver and inguinal adipocyte TAG, C8:0 was found in the SL-fed group, whereas it was not observed in the liver and inguinal adipocyte TAG of the PHY-fed group, which suggests that positional distribution of C8:0 of the TAG molecule is an important consideration in the metabolism of lipids. This study showed that different positional distribution in TAG molecules lead to different metabolic fates, resulting in the change of fatty acid composition in liver and inguinal adipose TAG in female Zucker rats.     

Up-regulated desaturase and elongase gene expression promoted accumulation of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) but not long-chain PUFA in Lates calcarifer, a tropical euryhaline fish, fed a stearidonic acid- and γ-linoleic acid-enriched diet

The limited activity of Δ6 fatty acid desaturase (FAD6) on α-linolenic (ALA, 18:3n-3) and linoleic (LA, 18:2n-6) acids in marine fish alters the long-chain (≥C(20)) polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) concentration in fish muscle and liver when vegetable oils replace fish oil (FO) in aquafeeds. Echium oil (EO), rich in stearidonic acid (SDA, 18:4n-3) and γ-linoleic acid (GLA, 18:3n-6), may enhance the biosynthesis of n-3 and n-6 LC-PUFA by bypassing the rate-limiting FAD6 step. Nutritional and environmental modulation of the mechanisms in LC-PUFA biosynthesis was examined in barramundi, Lates calcarifer , a tropical euryhaline fish. Juveniles were maintained in either freshwater or seawater and fed different dietary LC-PUFA precursors present in EO or rapeseed oil (RO) and compared with FO. After 8 weeks, growth of fish fed EO was slower compared to the FO and RO treatments. Irrespective of salinity, expression of the FAD6 and elongase was up-regulated in fish fed EO and RO diets, but did not lead to significant accumulation of LC-PUFA in the neutral lipid of fish tissues as occurred in the FO treatment. However, significant concentrations of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) and arachidonic acid (ARA, 20:4n-6), but not docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3), appeared in liver and, to a lesser extent, in muscle of fish fed EO with marked increases in the phospholipid fraction. Fish in the EO treatment had higher EPA and ARA in their liver phospholipids than fish fed FO. Endogenous conversion of dietary precursors into neutral lipid LC-PUFA appears to be limited by factors other than the initial rate-limiting step. In contrast, phospholipid LC-PUFA had higher biosynthesis, or selective retention, in barramundi fed EO rather than RO.