Fatty Acid Composition of the Muscle Lipids of Five Fish Species in Işıklı and Karacaören Dam Lake, Turkey
Total fatty acid composition of muscle lipids in some fish species (Cyprinus carpio(Işıklı Dam Lake),Tinca tinca(Işıklı Dam Lake),Scardinius erythrophthalmus(Işıklı Dam Lake),Cyprinus carpio(Karacaören Dam Lake), andCarassius carassius(Karacaören Dam Lake)) was determined by gas chromatography. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) ofCyprinus carpio(Işıklı Dam Lake) were found higher than PUFA of other species. Palmitic acid was the highest saturated fatty acid (SFA) inTinca tinca(24.64%). Oleic acid was the highest monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFAs) inCyprinus carpio(Işıklı Dam Lake) (19.25%). The most abundant polyunsaturated fatty acid inScardinius erythrophthalmuswas docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (17.94%). Totalω3 fatty acid composition was higher than the totalω6 fatty acids ofCyprinus carpioin both dam lakes.ω3/ω6 rates inCyprinus carpio(Işıklı Dam Lake),Tinca tinca, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, Cyprinus carpio(Karacaören), andCarassius carassiuswere 2.12, 1.19, 2.15, 2.87, and 2.82, respectively.