TY  - JOUR
T1  - Fatty Acids, α-Tocopherol and Proximate Composition of Four Red Macroalgae in the Sinop Bay (Turkey)
AU - Uslu, Leyla AU - Durmaz, Yasar AU - A. Duyar, Hunkar AU - M. Bandarra, Narcisa 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SP  - 29
EP  - 33
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2013.29.33
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2013.29.33
KW  - Macroalgae
KW  -fatty acids
KW  -tocopherol
KW  -Black Sea
KW  -Rhodophyta
AB  - The present investigation was to study the nutritional value, 
  fatty acid composition and α-tocopherol of the red macroalgae Rhodophyta 
  (<I>Antithamnion</I>, <I>Ceramium</I>, <I>Corallina</I> and <I>Laurencia </I>sp.) 
  in the Sinop Bay from Black Sea. The highest level of 20:5 (n-3) was 27.18% 
  of Dry Weight (DW) for <I>Antithamnion </I>sp., however, the lowest level was 
  11.90% DW for <I>Ceramium</I> sp. The &#945;-tocopherol content in samples showed 
  marked variation among the four types of algae and it was max; 21.2&plusmn;0.2 
  and min; 8.5&plusmn;0.3 &#956;g g<SUP>-1</SUP> DW. The highest level of total 
  carotenoids was determined in the <I>Antithamnion</I> sp., contained as 1.69&plusmn;0.46 
  mg g<SUP>-1</SUP> DW. Nevertheless, the highest level of chlorophyll a was observed 
  in the <I>Laurencia</I> sp. (0.26&plusmn;0.01 mg g<SUP>-1</SUP>). The crude 
  protein content of the <I>Antithamnion</I> sp. (28.1&plusmn;0.3%) and <I>Ceramium 
  </I>sp. (28.5&plusmn;0.5%) was higher than the <I>Corallina</I> and <I>Laurencia</I> 
  sp. As a result, <I>Antithamnion</I> sp., is a good source of lipids with a 
  good level of EPA, total carotenoids and &#945;-tocopherol and <I>Ceramum</I> 
  sp., evidenced to be an excellent protein source. In Europe, the development 
  of novel foods, such as functional foods could be a new possibility for the 
  use of these macroalgae, especially for the protein, fatty acids and &#945;-tocopherol-rich 
  species in human nutrition. This present study results showed that these red 
  macroalgae in the Sinop Bay could be utilized as functional ingredients for 
  the valuable nutritional properties for seafood industries.
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