Fatty Acid Composition of Blood Serum, Oocytes, Embryos and Reproductive Tract Fluids of Rat and Comparison with BSA
Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: The fatty acid compositions of rat blood serum, oocytes, one-cell embryos, oviductal and uterine fluids were analyzed by gas chromatography. The fatty acid compositions of rat reproductive tract samples were compared with those of bovine serum albumin. Myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic, arachidonic, docosahexaenoic and lignoceric acids were identified as common fatty acid constituents in all. Palmitoleic, linoleic, linolenic and arachidic acids were also present in some of these samples. In the rat samples, the oleic acid compositions were the highest 14.49, 37.33, 26.07, 31.13 and 26.92%, in blood serum, oocytes, 1-cell embryos, oviductal and uterine fluids, respectively. The second highest fatty acid was palmitic 13.09, 11.37, 21.56 and 17.61%, in blood serum, 1-cell embryos, oviductal and uterine fluids, respectively. However, the composition of palmitic acid in oocytes was low (4.74%). Myristic acid composition was high in oocytes and 1-cell embryos (13.64 and 11.77%) but relatively low in oviductal and uterine fluids (6.79 and 5.03%, respectively). The other fatty acids were in trace or undetectable. The number of fatty acid content of BSA binding lipids were similar to those of rat oviductal and uterine fluids.
Source: Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho
Institution: Shinshu University
Language: English
Subfield: Biochemistry
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W392847010