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Docosahexaenoic Acid Is Naturally Concentrated at the sn-2 Position in Triacylglycerols of the Australian Thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. Strain TC 20
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Lee-Chang, Kim Taylor, Matthew Drummond, Guy Mulder, Roger Mansour, Maged Brock, Mina Nichols, Peter |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | The Labyrinthulomycetes or Labyrinthulea are a class of protists that produce a network of filaments that enable the cells to glide along and absorb nutrients. One of the main two Labyrinthulea groups is the thraustochytrids, which are becoming an increasingly recognised and commercially used alternate source of long-chain (LC, $≥C_{20}$) omega-3 containing oils. This study demonstrates, to our knowledge for the first time, the regiospecificity of the triacylglycerol (TAG) fraction derived from Australian thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. strain TC 20 obtained using$ ^{13}$C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy $(^{13}$C NMR) analysis. The DHA present in the TC 20 TAG fraction was determined to be concentrated in the sn-2 position, with TAG (16:0/22:6/16:0) identified as the main species present. The sn-2 preference is similar to that found in salmon and tuna oil, and differs to seal oil containing largely sn-1,3 LC-PUFA. A higher concentration of sn-2 DHA occurred in the thraustochytrid TC 20 oil compared to that of tuna oil. |
| Starting Page | 382 |
| e-ISSN | 16603397 |
| DOI | 10.3390/md19070382 |
| Journal | Marine drugs |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Marine drugs Marine Drugs Mycology Thraustochytrids Regiospecificity Triacylglycerols Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
