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Novel fatty acids originated from the two cold-seep mussels Bathymodiolus japonicus and Bathymodiolus platifrons, which host methane-oxidizing bacteria, were determined by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the 4,4-dimethyloxazoline derivatives. The major polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the two mussels belong to unusual n-4 and n-7 methylene interrupted PUFAs, such as 18:3 n-7, 10,13 ( 5,8,11-18:3), 18:4 n-4,7,10,13 ( 5,8,11,14-18:4), 20:3n-7,10,13 ( 7,10,13-20:3), 20:4n-4,7,10,13 ( 7,10,13,16-20:4), and 21:4n-7,10,13,16 ( 5,8,11,14-20:4). The similarity of fatty acids in the two Bathymodiolus species produced by the symbiotic bacteria, indicate occurrence of highly homologous mussel symbionts. In contrast to the lipids of shallow-water mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis, which contains photosynthetic n-3 PUFAs, the two Bathymodiolus mussels were lacking in docosahexaenoic acid and icosapentaenoic acid even though they are marine animals. These findings suggest the Bathymodiolus species survive independently of photosynthetic products, similar to the Calyptogena clams, which house sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and whose lipid contains n-4 non-methylene interrup

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Author

Hiroaki Saito

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1873-3778)

Published

2008

Language

EN

Field

Chemistry (Physical Sciences)