Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-3 | Issue-01 | 22-25
Original Research Article
Fatty Acid Composition of Oil Extracted from Murrel Fish (Channa striata) From Marathwada Region
Vishal Ladniya, Mohammad Moaviyah Moghal, Vidya Pradhan
Published : Jan. 30, 2018
Abstract
The Murrel fish (Channa striata) is a of freshwater fish species, native to
South Asian region and it contains high nutritional values. The murrel fish is a good
source of Omega fatty acids and proteins, omega fatty acids and proteins helps to
speed up the healing processes. For the present study Murrel Fish is purchased from
local market of Aurangabad (MS) India. The fatty acid composition of oil extracted
from Murrel fish has been investigated. Fatty acid composition of the oil is
determined by Gas Chromatography. It is found that the Murrel Fish is rich in
Palmitic acid, Stearic acid, Oleic acid, and Linoleic acid. Arachidonic acid, Behenic
acid & Ricinoleic acid are also found in Murrel fish.