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Table 2.-Fatty acid composition, in weight percent,' for lipids recovered from four tissues of Atlantic sturgeon B. 



'NSA = no signficant amount. Average percentages for some minor components from subdermal layer, orange 

 tissue, and triglycerides were: 12:0, 0.04%; 13:0, 0.01%; iso 14:0, 0.04%; 4,8,12-TMTD, 0.05%: anteiso 16:0, 

 0.02%; anteiso 18:0, 0.02%; iso 19:0, 0.05%; anteiso 19:0, 0.02%; 22:0, 0.01%; 14:1o»7, 0.02%; 14:1«»5, 0.01%; 

 16:1(i>11, NSA; 16:1o)5, 0.08%; 17:1o)6, 0.03%; 18:1o)13, NSA; 18:10)11, trace; 20:1o)15(?), 0.06%; 22:1(»5, NSA; 

 18:20)9, 0.05%; 22:2o>6, 0.11%; 16:3o)3, trace in TG; 20:3o)9, 0,03%; 16:40)3, 0.01%; 22:40)3, 0.06%. 



27-MHD = 7-methylhexadecanoic acid from 7-methylhexadecenoic acid (Hooper et al. 1973), measured in 

 hydrogenated esters. 2,6,10,14-TMPD (pristanate) = 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecanoic acid. 3,7, 11, 15-TMHD 

 (phytanate) = 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid, NMID = non-metfiylene-interrupted dienoic acids. 4,8,12- 

 TMTD = 4,8,12-trimetfiyltridecanoic acid. 



3ND = not determined. 



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