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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2023

HPLC/HRMS and GC/MS for Triacylglycerols Characterization of Tuna Fish Oils Obtained from Green Extraction.

Serena Indelicato, Vita Di Stefano, Giuseppe Avellone, Daniela Piazzese, Mirella Vazzana, Manuela Mauro, Vincenzo Arizza, David Bongiorno

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Serena IndelicatoDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9965-3818
Vita Di StefanoDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4483-2058
Giuseppe AvelloneDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4539-6059
Daniela PiazzeseDepartment of Earth and Marine Sciences (DISTEM), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 22, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
Mirella VazzanaDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6437-9409
Manuela MauroDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1363-1381
Vincenzo ArizzaDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8772-7143
David BongiornoDepartment of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9856-356X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFish oil is one of the most common lipidic substances that is consumed as a dietary supplement. The high omega-3 fatty acid content in fish oil is responsible for its numerous health benefits. Fish species such as mackerel, herring, tuna, and salmon are particularly rich in these lipids, which contain two essential omega-3 fatty acids, known as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

objectivesDue to the scarcity of information in the literature, this study aimed to conduct a qualitative and quantitative characterization of triglycerides (TAGs) in crude tuna fish oil using HPLC/HRMS. Fatty acid (FA) determination was also performed using GC/MS. The tuna fish oils analyzed were produced using a green, low-temperature process from the remnants of fish production, avoiding the use of any extraction solvents.

resultsThe analyses led to the tentative identification and semi-quantitation of 81 TAGs. In silico saponification and comparison with fatty acid methyl ester results helped to confirm the identified TAGs and their quantities. The study found that the produced oil is rich in EPA, DHA, and erucic acid, while the negligible isomerization of fatty acids to trans-derivatives was observed.

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accurate massFAMEsfatty acidsmass spectrometryomega-3 supplementsPUFAstriglyceridestuna oil

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