scholarly journals The content of fat acids of general lipids and heavy metals in pollen from dande-lion under different technogenic impact on environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Y. Vishchur
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Biological Material ◽  
Gas Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Total Lipids ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
National University ◽  
Copper Chromium ◽  
Nickel Lead

The level of environmental impact was determined by the content of heavy metals (iron, zinc, copper, chromium, nickel, lead, arsenic and cadmium) in the pollen from dandelion (TaraxacumofficinaleWigg.). Samples of pollen from dandelion for laboratory tests were taken in apiaries located in areas with different intensity of traffic and industry. In particular, the training apiary of Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies named after S.Z. Gzhytsky (the area with very heavy traffic and operation of industrial enterprises) and private beekeeping farms in Vynnyky town and Chyzhykiv village in Pustomiti district Lviv region (areas with less intensity of traffic and industry). Private beekeeping farms in Vynnyky town and Chyzhykiv village are located  at a distance of 2–3 and 5–6 km from the training apiary of Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies named after S.Z. Gzhytsky. Moreover, both the training apiary of Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies named after S.Z. Gzhytsky and private beekeeping farms in Vynnyky and Chyzhykiv of Pustomiti district Lviv Oblast are located along the highway Lviv–Ternopil. In each of the mentioned above areas samples of the pollen of dandelion. And in each apiary the samples of the pollen of dandelion and newly built honeycombs were taken from three hives. To clarify the origin of species of the dandelion pollen the identification study was performed using the computer programs «LUCIA» (Laboratory Colour Image Analysis) and «Pollen Data Bank». In the selected samples of the bee pollen heavy metals were found and measured. In the selected samples of newly built honeycombs the concentration of heavy metals, anionic and nonetherified fatty acids and fatty acids of total lipids was measured. The content of heavy metals in the studied biological material was measured on atomic absorption spectrophotometer C–115 PC. The concentration of anionic and nonetherified fatty acids and fatty acids of total lipids in the studied biological material were measured by the gas–liquid chromatography. The resulting digital material was studied and analyzed by variation statistics using the Student's criterion. The arithmetic mean value and arithmetic errors were calculated. Changes were considered probable at p <0.05. For calculations a special computer program Origin 6.0, Excel (Microsoft, USA) was used. The pollen of the dandelion which grows in the area with medium and low technogenic load in comparison with the pollen of the dandelion which grows in the area with high technogenic load the amount of iron, zinc, copper, chromium, nickel, lead and cadmium decreases.  The pollen of the dandelion which grows in the area with medium and low technogenic load in comparison with the pollen of the dandelion which grows in the area with high technogenic load the amount of fatty acids of common lipids increases mainly due to monounsaturated fatty acids of n–7 and n–9 families and polyunsaturated fatty acids of n–3 and n–6 families. Therefore their energetic, attractive, functional–metabolic and biologic value for the bee organism increases. The most considerable change in the amount of heavy metals and fatty acids of common lipids is observed in the pollen of the dandelion which grows in the area of low technogenic load.

Impact of pesticides residue and heavy metals on lipids and fatty acids composition of some seafoods of Red Sea (KSA)

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1666-1673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman L Al-Malki ◽  
Said S Moselhy
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Cholesterol Content ◽  
Total Lipids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Pesticides Residue ◽  
Impact Of Pesticides ◽  
Long Chain

Seafood is considered by nutritionists to be a high source of omega 3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAs) which are involved in prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the present study is firstly to detect the presence of organochlorine pesticides and heavy metals in some fresh seafood of Red Sea commonly used in KSA in relation to its contents. It was found that the fatty acids 18:2n-6, 18:3n-6, 18:3n-9 was statistically significantly higher in fresh samples than frozen ( p < 0.05), smoked ( p < 0.01) and canned fishes ( p < 0.05), respectively. Total lipids and cholesterol content of canned and smoked fishes were significantly higher than fresh and frozen samples ( p < 0.01, <0.05 and p < 0.01, <0.05). Vitamin D was found to be lower in frozen samples than fresh, smoked and canned ( p < 0.05 for each). While vitamin A was higher in fresh and smoked as compared with frozen and canned samples. No organochlorine tested were detected in either fresh or processed samples (smoked, frozen and canned). Among the heavy metals, the highest lead level was detected in fresh and smoked samples as compared with frozen and canned samples. No correlation was found between organochlorine compounds in fish and the corresponding levels in fatty acids. We concluded that, all fishes are safe for uses but it is preferable to use fresh samples due to its high content of PUFA and low lead level.

Component Fatty Acids of the Total Lipids of Some Marine Phytoplankton

1969 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Chuecas ◽  
J. P. Riley
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Distribution ◽  
Marine Phytoplankton ◽  
Component Fatty Acid ◽  
Gas Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Total Lipids ◽  
Virtual Absence ◽  
Vigorous Growth ◽  
Chloroform Methanol

A range of 27 marine phytoplankton species, representative of several of the principal classes, has been grown under similar conditions in Erd-Schreiber medium with abundant nutrients. Harvesting was carried out 20 days after inoculation while vigorous growth was proceeding. The component fatty acids of the lipids extractable with chloroform-methanol were determined by gas-liquid chromatography. In all, 40 fatty acids were determined. It is likely that the component fatty-acid distribution may be valuable for taxonomic purposes. Thus, specific fatty-acid assemblages may characterize particular Phyla or even classes. For example, the Bacillariophyceae are differentiated from the other organisms examined by the virtual absence of 18:2, 18:3 and 1814; the Cryptophyta are distinguished by their high content of 20:1. The fatty-acid arrays of species belonging to the same genus are frequently very similar, e.g. Dunaliella primolecta and D. tertiolecta.

Littoral invertebrates in waders’ nutrition at migratory stopover sites in the Azov and Black Sea region

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. P. Kharchenko ◽  
I. A. Lykova
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Biochemical Markers ◽  
Artemia Salina ◽  
Total Lipids ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Stopover Sites ◽  
Littoral Invertebrates ◽  
Migratory Stopover

Seasonal migration for birds – distant migrants are the most energy intensive. Fat reserves accumulated in the bird’s body before migration and during migratory stopovers determine success of the long-distance flight. Lipids play a vital role both as a source of energy and as structural components of cell membranes. For most migrants to the speed and quality processes fat accumulation affects the feed ration in the field of migration stops. Fodder saturation with essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) is of great importance. Being paramount for physiological processes, these acids cannot be synthesized in the bird’s body. The proposed article is dedicated to the study of waders’ trophic relationships with their prey items, and the use of PUFAs as biochemical markers. This approach is based on the specificity of the fatty acids contained in the lipids of invertebrate to be used as food bird species studied. Significant amount NPZHK waders obtained from forage that can be considered PUFAs as biochemical markers to determine the range and diversity of food producing birds PUFAs ways, and also to study the food chain in ecosystems. A fatty acid spectrum (FAS) of the lipids common for nine littoral invertebrate species (Gammarus aequicauda, Idotea balthica, Artemia salina, Nerеis sp., Nerеis zonata, Theodoxces astrachanicus, Hydrobia acuta, Chironomus salinarius, Chironomus plumosus), which constitute the main component of waders’ diet at the migratory stopover sites in the Azov and Black Sea region, has been studied. Found that the largest amount of total lipids contained in Nereis zonata (4,6 %) and Artemia salina (4,4 %), the lowest amount of total lipids was observed in Chironomus (1,5–1,8 %), which implies that polychaete worms and Artemia salina, as a source of fat, are the most productive for waders. Our research has found that mollusks, polychaete worms, and Artemia salina are the most effective waders’ fodder in the PUFAs content. Mollusks contain the largest amount of PUFAs, their spectrum is ω3 and ω6 PUFAs, especially arаchidonic acid C20:4. Polychate worms are also characterized by a high PUFAs level; they serve for birds as a source of linolenic and linoleic acid groups. Artemia salina contains a large amount of eicosapentaenoic С20:5ω3 and docosahexaenoic С22:6ω3 acids, which getting to an organism of birds, participating in the formation of cell membranes, act as thermal stabilizer lipid bilayers, enhance stamina during long-distance flight. A high abundance of Artemia salina in the feeding areas permit tundra waders to use them as a prey item, which can fulfill the bird’s body with a required amount of fatty acids in a short time. We have established an influence of some environmental factors, as water temperature and salinity, on the lipids FAS of littoral invertebrates. Spectrum analysis of polyene fatty acids in the lipids closely related species of invertebrates living in different salinity water showed that the content of PUFAs in the lipid depend on their food spectrum, and the environmental conditions. Therefore, anthropogenic pressure and changes of water hydrological regime may affect PUFAs content in the lipids of littoral invertebrates. In its turn, this factor may change alimentary behavior and migratory strategy of the birds, which use migratory stopover sites in the region in question. Shallow waters of the Azov-Black Sea region are characterized by different climatic characteristics and a large reserve of phytoplankton. This explains the mass character species studied of invertebrates to feeding areas and their use as basic prey items, many species of waders.

Obtaining and Characterization of Alhagi persarum Boiss. et Buhse Callus Cell Cultures, Isoflavonoid Producers

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 35-48
Author(s):  
D.V. Коchkin ◽  
G.I. Sobolkovа ◽  
А.А. Fоmеnkov ◽  
R.А. Sidorov ◽  
А.М. Nоsоv
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Cell Culture ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Cell Cultures ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Mass Spectrometric Detection ◽  
Gas Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Callus Cell

The physiological characteristics of the callus cell cultures of Alhagi persarum Boiss et Buhse, a member of the legume family, widely used in folk medicine, have been studied. It was shown that the source of the explant was an important factor in the initiation of callusogenesis: more intense callusogenesis (almost 100%) was observed for explants from various organs of sterile seedlings, rather than intact plants (less than 30%). As a result, more than 20 lines of morphologically different callus cell cultures were obtained, and the growth parameters for the 5 most intensively growing lines were determined. The composition of fatty acids (FA) of total lipids and secondary metabolites in the most physiologically stable callus line Aр-207 was analyzed. Using capillary gas-liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GLC-MS), 19 individual C12--C24 FAs were identified, the main fraction of which were palmitic (~ 23%), stearic (~ 22%), linoleic (~ 14%) and α-linolenic (~ 33%) acids. The established atypical ratio of FAs (a simultaneous high content of both saturated FAs and polyunsaturated α-linolenic acid) is possibly due to the adaptation of cells to in vitro growth conditions. Phytochemical analysis of the secondary metabolites was carried out using ultra-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization mass spectrometric detection (UPLC MS). Compounds belonging to different structural groups of isoflavones were found. Aglycones (calycosin, formononetin and afrormosin isomer), glucosides (formononetin glucoside), as well as esters of glucosides (malonylglycosides of calicosin, formononetin, afrormosin isomers, glycitein and genistein) were detected. These secondary metabolites are widespread in plants of the Fabaceae family; however, isoflavones are rare in representatives of the Alhagi genus. The presence of malonylated isoflavone glycosides in Alhagi spp. was shown for the first time. endemic plant species, Alhagi, in vitro cell culture, callus cell culture, isoflavones, fatty acids All studies were carried out using the equipment of the "Experimental Biotechnological Facility" and the "All-Russian Collection of Cell Cultures of Higher Plants" of IРР RAS. This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), contract no.18-54-06021 (Az_a), and the Government of the Russian Federation, Megagrant Project no. 075-15-2019-1882.

scholarly journals NMR Metabolite Profiles in Male Meat-Eaters, Fish-Eaters, Vegetarians and Vegans, and Comparison with MS Metabolite Profiles

Metabolites ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Julie A. Schmidt ◽  
Georgina K. Fensom ◽  
Sabina Rinaldi ◽  
Augustin Scalbert ◽  
Marc J. Gunter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Clinical Chemistry ◽  
Saturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Diet Group ◽  
Gas Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Very Low Density Lipoproteins ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Total N ◽  
Metabolite Profiles

Metabolomics may help to elucidate mechanisms underlying diet-disease relationships and identify novel risk factors for disease. To inform the design and interpretation of such research, evidence on diet-metabolite associations and cross-assay comparisons is needed. We aimed to compare nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolite profiles between meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans, and to compare NMR measurements to those from mass spectrometry (MS), clinical chemistry and capillary gas-liquid chromatography (GC). We quantified 207 serum NMR metabolite measures in 286 male participants of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Oxford cohort. Using univariate and multivariate analyses, we found that metabolite profiles varied by diet group, especially for vegans; the main differences compared to meat-eaters were lower levels of docosahexaenoic acid, total n-3 and saturated fatty acids, cholesterol and triglycerides in very-low-density lipoproteins, various lipid factions in high-density lipoprotein, sphingomyelins, tyrosine and creatinine, and higher levels of linoleic acid, total n-6, polyunsaturated fatty acids and alanine. Levels in fish-eaters and vegetarians differed by metabolite measure. Concentrations of 13 metabolites measured using both NMR and MS, clinical chemistry or GC were mostly similar. In summary, vegans’ metabolite profiles were markedly different to those of men consuming animal products. The studied metabolomics platforms are complementary, with limited overlap between metabolite classes.

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