Author/Authors :
Mosafer Khorjestan Saeedeh نويسنده Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C,Evin, Tehran, IR Iran , Ghaffari Farahnaz نويسنده Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center (FDLRC), Food and Drug Control Laboratories (FDCLs), Food and Drug Organization (FDO), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran , Eskandari Soheyl نويسنده Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center , Food and Drug Control Laboratories , Food and Drug Organization , Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran , Bitaab Mohammad Amir نويسنده Shahid Beheshti University, Biological Sciences Department, Tehran , Iran , Abtahi Behrooz نويسنده Shahid Beheshti University, Biological Sciences Department, Tehran , Iran , Moeini Namin Mahnaz نويسنده Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center , Food and Drug Control Laboratories , Food and Drug Organization , Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
The aim of this work was to analyze the fatty acid profile in Persian Gulf shrimp, Metapenaeus affinis that is one of the edible and well-known shrimps and has suitable amount of fatty acids specific polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). It has been reported that, a high dietary consumption of marine n-3 fatty acids may prevent the development of atherosclerosis and thrombosis. The fatty acids profile were analysed in the male and female shrimps. The maximum amount of saturated fatty acids (SFA) was 35.88 percent of total fatty acids in Bandar Abbas (St. A) samples. Highest monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) were 19.59% in station C and uppermost of PUFA was in Bushehr samples equal to 47.2 %. The figures of SFA showed significant difference between stations (p < 0.05). MUFA hadn’t significantly different (p > 0.05) and finally PUFA differed statistically only between station A and B. ?3 and ?9 in station A also had statistically differ with other stations and demonstrate that ?3 lower but ?9 higher than other stations. Difference in percentage of fatty acids among stations may consequence of consuming different nutrients by each group of shrimp.
