Fatty Acid Composition of Lipids in the Dorsal Muscles of Chum Salmon

Abstract

The fatty acid composition of lipids in the dorsal muscle of chum salmon, Oncorhynchus Keta, was examined by GLC, before and after fractionation into polar and nonpolar lipids.
The contents of fatty acids, 16 : 0, 18 : 1, 20 : 5, and 22 : 6 in chum salmon dorsal muscle were high.
The tendency for compositional percentage to vary with time, place and sex could not be clarified in the present experiment.