L-CARNITINE CONTENTS IN SEAFOODS COMMONLY EATEN IN MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES


ÖZOĞUL Y., Boga E. K., ÖZOĞUL F., Ayas D.

JOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY, cilt.37, sa.6, ss.702-707, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2012.00668.x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.702-707
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Beta-hydroxy-gamma-trimethyl amino butyric acid (L-carnitine) content of raw and cooked seafood was determined using high-performance liquid chromatography method. Thirty-one different fish species and nine different crustaceans were used to compare L-carnitine content of raw and cooked seafood. Significant differences in L-carnitine content were found in some species, regardless of the raw or cooked seafood (P<0.05). There were also significant differences between some of the raw and cooked species (P<0.05). The levels of L-carnitine in raw fish samples ranged from 17.98mg/kg for big-scale sand smelt to 73.07mg/kg for European conger (Conger conger). Squid (Loligo vulgaris) and green tiger prawn (Penaeus semisulcatus) were found as the best sources of L-carnitine among the tested seafood. Microwave cooking also significantly reduced the L-carnitine content of some seafoods (P<0.05). The study showed that seafoods are an important origin of L-carnitine for covering the daily requirements of humans.