Fatty acid composition of three small indigenous fishes of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Tonima Mustafa Department of Zoology, Jagannath University, Dhaka
  • M Niamul Naser Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
  • Sabrina Murshed Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) Dhaka
  • Zeba Farhana IER, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
  • Mushfida Akter Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Bangladesh university of Health Science, Dhaka
  • Liaquat Ali Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Bangladesh university of Health Science, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v43i1.26141

Keywords:

Small indigenous fishes, Fatty acid composition, Bangladesh

Abstract

The total fat and fatty acid composition of three commonly consumed small indigenous fish species of Bangladesh, Mola, Amblypharyngodon mola, Jat puti, Puntius sophore and Shar puti, Systomus sarana. Twenty-one types of fatty acids were identified from the extracted oil of these fishes. C16:0 and C18:0 were the predominant saturated fatty acids (SFA), C16:1 ?7 and C18:1 ?9 the main monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), while C22:6:4 ?3 (DHA), C20:5 ?3 (EPA) were the main PUFAs. The total ?3 was between 4.28% to17.86% and the total ?6 was between 4.08% to 23.12%. The ?3/ ?6 ratio was between to 0.35% to 1.50%. It is evident from this study that A. mola, P. sophore and S. Sarana are good source of ?3 and ?6 PUFA and their regular consumption will contribute to better health.

Bangladesh J. Zool. 43(1): 85-93, 2015

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Tonima Mustafa, Department of Zoology, Jagannath University, Dhaka



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Published

2015-12-29

How to Cite

Mustafa, T., Naser, M. N., Murshed, S., Farhana, Z., Akter, M., & Ali, L. (2015). Fatty acid composition of three small indigenous fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 43(1), 85–93. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v43i1.26141

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Vol. 43 No. 1 (2015)

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