Sevastopol State University and the Institute of Biology of the South Seas AO Kovalevsky RAS conducted research on the fat composition and nutritional value of shellfish in the coastal zone of the Black Sea in order to create nutritional supplements from them. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation reported this to socialbites.ca.
Scientists have found that the mollusk Cerastoderma glaucum (Green Heart) contains a number of valuable fatty acids belonging to the Omega-3, Omega-6, Omega-7 and Omega-9 groups. Additionally, an interesting cis-4,10,13,16-docosatetraenoic acid, which was not methylated, was discovered in one of the hydrobionts.
According to the authors, these fatty acids are antioxidants that are important for the construction of cell membranes and the normalization of a number of biochemical processes occurring in the body. It can have beneficial effects on human health when consumed.
“With a better understanding of the mechanisms of synthesis of these valuable components by aquatic organisms depending on external conditions, it will become possible to control these processes, for example, to obtain expanded groups of valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids. Yuri Velyaev, senior researcher at the research laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics at the Institute for Advanced Research “They can be isolated and used in the cosmetic and food industries,” he told socialbites.ca.
Experts chose mollusks from this region because they have a special mechanism of adapting to environmental changes. In this region, hydrobionts are most exposed to changes in water temperature, salinity, recreational load and other changes.
Scientists noted that reserve lipids are important in the adaptation mechanism used as an alternative energy source in conditions of oxygen deficiency. These are what scientists will use to create nutritional supplements.
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