Characterisation of furan fatty acids in Adriatic fish

Pacetti, Deborah; Alberti, Francesca; Boselli, Emanuele; Frega, Natale G.

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.02.059

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“…The New Zealand green-lipped mussel is specially regarded among the other bivalves by the New Zealand coastline, suggesting that the habitat of the mussel might be crucial for the higher concentration of F-acids exerting anti-inflammatory activity. Boselli and coworkers examined the contents of F-acids in several Adriatic fishes (56), and reported that the F 6 and EPA contents were positively correlated. Furthermore, the European pilchard had the highest F-acid content (30 mg/100 g fillet) among the five species studied in their report.…”

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Furan fatty acid as an anti-inflammatory component from the green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus

Wakimoto

Kondo

Nii

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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A lipid extract of Perna canaliculus (New Zealand green-lipped mussel) has reportedly displayed anti-inflammatory effects in animal models and in human controlled studies. However, the anti-inflammatory lipid components have not been investigated in detail due to the instability of the lipid extract, which has made the identification of the distinct active components a formidable task. Considering the instability of the active component, we carefully fractionated a lipid extract of Perna canaliculus (Lyprinol) and detected furan fatty acids (F-acids). These naturally but rarely detected fatty acids show potent radical-scavenging ability and are essential constituents of plants and algae. Based on these data, it has been proposed that F-acids could be potential antioxidants, which may contribute to the protective properties of fish and fish oil diets against chronic inflammatory diseases. However, to date, in vivo data to support the hypothesis have not been obtained, presumably due to the limited availability of F-acids. To confirm the in vivo anti-inflammatory effect of F-acids in comparison with that of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), we developed a semisynthetic preparation and examined its anti-inflammatory activity in a rat model of adjuvant-induced arthritis. Indeed, the F-acid ethyl ester exhibited more potent anti-inflammatory activity than that of the EPA ethyl ester. We report on the in vivo activity of F-acids, confirming that the lipid extract of the green-lipped mussel includes an unstable fatty acid that is more effective than EPA.

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Furan fatty acid as an anti-inflammatory component from the green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus

Wakimoto

Kondo

Nii

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

102

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“…In the Turkmenistan region, Rhithropanopeus harrisii was found to contain 5 different F-acids, while DiMe (11,5) accounted for 0.19% (Dembitsky and Rezanka, et al, 1996). In the spring and summer seasons, Merluccius merluccius contains up to 30 mg/100 g DiMe (11,5), while Scomber scombrus contains 0.1 mg/100 g (Pacetti et al, 2010). F-acids have hydroxyl radical removal and antioxidant effects, can prevent oxidation of linoleic acid, and may have antitumor effects (Okada et al, 1996).…”

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Fatty acid composition evaluation of edible parts of Eriocheir sinensis in intensive ponds of Gucheng waters

Yan

2015

Genet. Mol. Res.

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ABSTRACT. In Gucheng Lake, Jiangsu Province, China, randomly selected crabs were fed 2 diet types. Crab crude oil methyl ester analysis was performed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Fatty acid compositions in the 3 edible parts of a crab -the hepatopancreas, gonad, and muscle -were analyzed. C16:1 and C18:2 were significantly higher in most commercial pellet feed-feeding crabs than in small trash fish-feeding crabs, while the opposite was observed for eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids. Phytanic acid reached 1.93% in the hepatopancreas of small trash fish-feeding crabs. Furan fatty-acid-DiMe (11,5) contents in the testes of small trash fish-feeding crabs was 1.49%. These values were higher in male crabs than in female crabs. According to a standard ratio of 1:1:1 which meaning the saturated fathy acid (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) were 33.33 each, fatty acid structure analysis of crab edible parts showed that SFA:MUFA:PUFA of crab edible parts was 2.3-4.1:2.9-5.0:1.3-4.8. The highest muscle score was 29.53 in male trash fish-feeding crabs, and the lowest hepatopancreas score was -40.81 in female commercial pellet feed-feeding crabs. The (2015) n-6/n-3 ratio was 0.36-2.48. Muscle ratio was the lowest in female commercial pellet feed-feeding crabs. Thus, small trash fish-feeding and commercial pellet feed-feeding crabs are healthy foods. Overall, for consumption, the males of small trash fish-feeding crabs were better than the females, the muscle was better than the gonads and hepatopancreas, and the testis was better than the ovary.

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“…In addition PUFAs have also significant effects on human health, like eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5 (n−3)) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n−3)), that can prevent arrhythmia, cardiovascular diseases and cancer [44,45]. A large group of FAs characterized by a furan ring (FFA) [46,47], whose activity in nature is not completely clear, show a promising nutritional value, with scavenger activity against hydroxyl and peroxyl radicals [46]. The composition of these valuable FFAs, however, varies greatly among different urchin species and is influenced by their natural diet as well as physiological processes, that is, reproductive stage [18,35].…”

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Morphological and Biochemical Profiles of the Gonadal Cycle in the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus: Wild Type vs. Bred

Tenuzzo¹,

Carata²,

Mariano³

et al. 2017

Sea Urchin - From Environment to Aquaculture and Biomedicine

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Paracentrotus lividus gonads represent a valued gourmet delicacy, particularly appreciated in Europe and in Japan. Their commercial value is generally associated to their size, freshness, colour and texture. Diet, gametogenesis and environmental conditions have a marked influence, promoting the indispensable mechanisms of synthesis, selective storage and mobilization of the bioactive compounds, as lipids, proteins and carbohydrates of gonads in order to obtain nutrients. The objective of this work is to compare the morphological and biochemical profiles of reproductive life cycle of the gonads of adult P. lividus in its marine natural environment and adult captured sea urchins breeding into a fish aquaculture system. The reproductive cycle of male and female wild and breeding P. lividus was characterized during 1 year by analysing variations of the gonadal content of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates of animals captured at four different locations of the south-western coast of Salento, Italy, with the animals grown in a fish farm and fed with four different types of diet. The gonadal and repletion indexes were determined before the specimen dissection for evaluation of sex, development stages and physiological aspects. Gonads were processed for histological and biochemical analysis. The gonadal content of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates was performed by the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and by spectrometry, respectively.

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Characterisation of furan fatty acids in Adriatic fish

Cited by 41 publications

References 22 publications

Furan fatty acid as an anti-inflammatory component from the green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus

Furan fatty acid as an anti-inflammatory component from the green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus

Fatty acid composition evaluation of edible parts of Eriocheir sinensis in intensive ponds of Gucheng waters

Morphological and Biochemical Profiles of the Gonadal Cycle in the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus: Wild Type vs. Bred

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