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The incorporation and metabolism of various (n-3) and (n-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) supplemented to the culture medium was investigated in a turbot cell line (TF). The distribution, and the occurrence and extent of further metabolism of incorporated PUFA via desaturation/elongation mechanisms in specific phospholipid classes was determined from the different fatty acid compositions. The cells contained Δ6 and Δ4 desaturase activities but were generally deficient in C18–20 elongase activity. Δ5 Desaturase activity was generally masked by this deficiency but was present. The compositional data indicated that there was a high degree of specificity between individual phospholipid classes and particular fatty acids probably driven by the specificities of the acylating enzymes. The highest percentages of the supplemented acids were generally observed in the phosphatidic acid/cardiolipin fraction (PA/CL), suggesting a role for PA in the incorporation of the supplemented acids into the phospholipid pool. PI had a characteristic composition consistent with a putative role as a pool of precursor fatty acid for eicosanoid synthesis. Mechanisms were evident for generating and/or maintaining this composition.
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Abbreviations
- CL:
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cardiolipin
- PA:
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phosphatidic acid
- PC:
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phosphatidylcholine
- PE:
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phosphatidylethanolamine
- PI:
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phosphatidylinositol
- PS:
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phosphatidylserine
- PUFA:
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polyunsaturated fatty acid(s)
- SM:
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sphingomyelin
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Tocher, D.R., Mackinlay, E.E. Incorporation and metabolism of (n-3) and (n-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids in phospholipid classes in cultured turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) cells. Fish Physiol Biochem 8, 251–260 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00004464
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