FOOD CHEMISTRY, cilt.86, ss.55-59, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)
The effects of salinity on the fatty acid profiles of liver, gonad, muscle and adipose tissues of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) kept in cages suspended in a seawater (SW) and freshwater (FW), respectively, and fed with the same commercially available diets before marketing, were investigated. In muscle tissue, the effect of salinity (0.17%) was found to be insignificant in terms of the total monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), total polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3, n-6 PUFA) and total saturated fatty acid (SFA), but significant in terms of the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)/docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ratio. In gonad and liver tissues, MUFA and n-3 PUFA were found to be significantly affected by salinity, but not SFA or n-6 PUFA. In adipose tissues, all the parameters were significantly affected by salinity. Also n-3/n-6 PUFA and EPA/DHA ratios were characteristic for FW and SW fish. While the salinity significantly affected the n-3/n-6 ratio in the adipose and liver tissues, it did not have any significant effect in the muscle and gonads. Additionally, the EPA/DHA ratio was found to be significantly affected by the salinity in all the tissues examined. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.