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| Field | Value |
| Title | Lipid composition of five species of Indian prawns |
| Names |
Gopakumar, K.
Rajendranathan, N.M. |
| Date Issued | 1975 (iso8601) |
| Abstract | The lipid and fatty acid compositions of five Indian species of prawns, Meta- penaeus monoceros, M. dobsoni„ M, affinis, Penaeus indicus and Parapenaeopsis stylifera, were examined, Phospholipids constituted 50 70% of the total lipids, with phosphatidyl cholinc (50%) and phosphatidyl ethanolamine (29%) as their chief components. Unsaponifiable matter comprised 21-40%, chiefly cholesterol: triglycerides only constituted 9 -14.5%. In the total lipids (I.V. 90-112), saturated, monoenoic and polyenoic fatty acids averaged 42, 24 and 34%. Palmitic acid is high, oleic low, and 20:5 generally, but not always, higher than 22:6. The only brackish water prawn, M. monoceros, though generally in conformity, was distinctive in several respects. |
| Genre | Article |
| Identifier | J. Sci. Food Agr.26:319-325 |