Lipid composition of the trophosome in the beard worm, Oligobrachia mashikoi (Pogonophora)
Mita, M.; Deguchi, M.; Sasayama, Y. (2006). Lipid composition of the trophosome in the beard worm, Oligobrachia mashikoi (Pogonophora). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 86(2): 283-286. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315406013130
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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- Mita, M.
- Deguchi, M.
- Sasayama, Y.
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Abstract |
A large quantity of triglyceride was detected histochemically in nutrient-deposit cells of the trophosome in the beard worm (Oligobrachia mashikoi). The lipid extracted from the trophosome was composed of triglyceride, several kinds of phospholipid, free fatty acid, cholesterol, and cholesterol ester. The fatty acid of the triglyceride was comprised mainly of a monoenoic type, such as palmitoleic acid (16:1) and oleic acid (18:1), which accounted for 31% and 37% of the total fatty acids, respectively. In addition, in blood triglyceride, the fatty acid composition was almost the same. |
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