Authors
Avinesh R Byreddy, Prusothman Yoganantharjah, Adarsha Gupta, Yann Gibert, Munish Puri
Publication date
2019/5/15
Journal
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology
Volume
188
Pages
112-123
Publisher
Springer US
Description
A 28-day feeding experiment with formulated feed using docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich whole cells of freeze-dried marine microalgae Schizochytrium sp. to understand the distribution of fatty acids in a laboratory model zebrafish was conducted. Three feeds, commercial feed, 50:50 feed (50% commercial and 50% algae), and pure algae, were investigated. All feeds were consumed by zebrafish and showed optimal growth and weight gain with a survival rate of 100%. Lipids were extracted from four different tissues, brain, liver, muscle, and blood, to understand the distribution of fatty acids with respect to the feed. Maximum lipid was observed in zebrafish fed with 50:50 feed in all tissue samples. An increasing concentration of fatty acids was observed upon increasing the experimental time. Algae feed supported the DHA accumulation in all tissue samples compared to other feeds and resulted in an …
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