Effect of dietary taurine and lipid contents on conjugated bile acid composition and growth performance of juvenile Japanese flounder <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paralichthys olivaceus</Emphasis> |
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| Authors: | Shin-Kwon Kim Hiroyuki Matsunari Kazuharu Nomura Hideki Tanaka Masahito Yokoyama Yuko Murata Kenji Ishihara Toshio Takeuchi |
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| Institution: | National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Minami-ise, Mie 519-0423,;National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, and;Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: The effects of dietary taurine levels and lipid contents on the conjugated bile acid composition and growth performance of juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus were investigated. Six types of diet (three different levels of taurine at two different levels of lipid) were fed to juveniles (average body weight, 0.04 g). Fishmeal that was washed with 70% ethanol to remove taurine was used as the sole protein source. Feeding experiments were carried out at 20°C for 6 weeks. At the end of the experiments, fish were weighed and analyzed for free amino acids in the body and the composition of the conjugated bile acids. The body weight and percent weight gain of the juveniles were improved by the dietary taurine supplementation. The taurine contents of the whole body and tissues increased with the increase of the dietary taurine contents. The conjugated bile acids in the gall bladder consisted of taurocholic acid and taurochenodeoxycholic acid, which increased with the increase of the dietary taurine level. Taurocholic acid accounted for more than 95% of the total conjugated bile acids. This indicates that taurine is the sole amino acid to conjugate bile acid in Japanese flounder. |
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| Keywords: | bile acid growth Japanese flounder juvenile taurine |
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