Arachidonic acid, arachidonic/eicosapentaenoic acid ratio, stearidonic acid and eicosanoids are involved in dietary-induced albinism in Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis)

Citation

Villalta M, Estevez A, Bransden MP & Bell JG (2008) Arachidonic acid, arachidonic/eicosapentaenoic acid ratio, stearidonic acid and eicosanoids are involved in dietary-induced albinism in Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis). Aquaculture Nutrition, 14 (2), pp. 120-128. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2095.2007.00511.x

Abstract
Senegal sole larvae were fed live prey enriched with different amounts of arachidonic acid (ARA, 20:4n-6) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) to re-evaluate the effect of these two fatty acids on flatfish pigmentation. Echium oil, a plant derived oil rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA, 18:3n-6) and stearidonic acid (SDA, 18:4n-3) was also used as a component of one of the enrichment emulsions. Although ARA content did not have any effect on growth there was a clear influence on pigmentation that correlated clearly with prostaglandin production. Inclusion of Echium oil, on the contrary, exerted a positive effect on pigmentation rate even though dietary ARA levels were as high as in the other emulsions. The relationships between dietary ARA levels and dietary ARA/EPA ratio, prostaglandin production and pigmentation are discussed.

Keywords
Arachidonic acid; ARA/EPA ratio; Prostaglandins; Pigmentation; Solea senegalensis; Artemia enrichment; Aquaculture; Nutrition; Arachidonic Acids; Seafood Health aspects

Journal
Aquaculture Nutrition: Volume 14, Issue 2

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Professor Gordon Bell

Emeritus Professor, Institute of Aquaculture