Fatty acid composition in tissues of the farmed Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii)

Petteri Nieminen; Eini Westenius; Toivo Halonen; Anne-Mari Mustonen

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.02.148

Fatty acid composition in tissues of the farmed Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii)

Food Chem. 2014 Sep 15:159:80-4. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.02.148. Epub 2014 Mar 7.

Authors

Petteri Nieminen¹, Eini Westenius², Toivo Halonen³, Anne-Mari Mustonen⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine/Anatomy, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Science and Forestry, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland. Electronic address: petteri.nieminen@uef.fi.
² University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine/Anatomy, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
³ Eastern Finland Laboratory Centre Joint Authority Enterprise (ISLAB), P.O. Box 1700, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
⁴ University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine/Anatomy, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Science and Forestry, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland.

PMID: 24767029
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.02.148

Abstract

The fatty acid (FA) compositions of the diet and diverse tissues of the farmed Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) were analyzed in detail to assess their nutritional quality. Twelve male fish were sampled for muscle, fat, liver, brain, gill, kidney and gonad and the tissue FA measured by gas-liquid chromatography. The FA profile of the diet diverged from the FA signatures of the tissues, where the sturgeons accumulated particular highly-unsaturated FA (HUFA). They were probably derived from the diet but, as previous studies have shown that fish can also have desaturase enzymes, endogenous synthesis of these FA cannot be excluded. The sturgeon muscle tissue contained HUFA in proportions comparable to those of other fish species that are considered good sources of n-3 polyunsaturated FA. The indices of atherogenicity and thrombogenicity were also within the values considered to be health-promoting.

Keywords: Acipenser baerii; Fatty acids; HUFA; PUFA; Siberian sturgeon.

MeSH terms

Animals
Diet
Fatty Acids / analysis*
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / analysis
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / analysis
Fishes / metabolism*
Kidney / chemistry
Liver / chemistry
Male
Muscles / chemistry

Substances

Fatty Acids
Fatty Acids, Omega-3
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated