title: Lipid composition of the fishes Heterotis niloticus, Brycenus nurse, Gnathonemus cyprinoides and Sarotherodon galilaeus from a small lake in Nigeria.
abstract: Lipid composition of Heterotis niloticus, Brycenus nurse, Gnathonemus cyprinoides and Sarotherodon galilaeus, which vary in scale thickness, were studied. Heterotis niloticus (very thick scales) had the lowest lipid content (13%), while G. cyprinoids (light scales) had the highest lipid content (26%). The common neutral lipids were cholesterol, free fatty acids and cholesterol esters, while diphosphatidyl glycerol, phosphatidyl glycerol and phosphatidyl ethanolamine were the most predominant phospholipids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. cgnzeh@Unilorin.edu.ng
authors.forename: Chioma G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Achionye-Nzeh
authors.forename: Omoridion G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Omoniyi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D009549:Nigeria
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids