Metabolism of palmitic, linoleic, and linolenic acids in adult oysters,Crassostrea virginica

This study investigated incorporation and metabolism of saturated [(1-14C) 16:0] and unsaturated [(1-14C) 18:2ω6 and (1-14C) 18:3ω3] fatty acids in adult eastern oysters,Crassostrea virginica Gmelin (spawned from parents obtained in 1986 from Mobjack Bay, Virginia, USA), and the influence of temperature on these processes. InC. virginica, incorporation of injected palmitic (16:0) and linolenic (18:3ω3) acids was increased when oysters which had...