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Fatty Acid Composition of M. Biceps Femoris of Edible Dormouse (Glis glis L.)
This study aimed to investigate the fatty acid (FA) composition of edible dormouse m. biceps
femoris in both sexes. More than 20 FA were identified in the muscle, with the 18:1cis-9 (oleic acid)
being the most abundant in both sexes, comprising more than 50% of total FA in muscle. The most
dominated FA were monounsaturated (MUFA), followed by saturated FA (SFA) and polyunsaturated
FA (PUFA), reaching 54.8%, 25.43% and 19.8% of total FA, respectively. Sums of PUFA and n-3
PUFA tended (p > 0.05) to be higher in males than in females. There were no significant differences
between sexes on the FA composition. Nevertheless, the 18:2n-6 tended to differ between sexes
(p = 0.063). Several long-chain PUFA (LC-PUFA) were detected in dormouse muscle, with the 20:4
n-6 (arachidonic acid, AA) and the 22:6 n-3 (docosahexaenoic acid, DHA) being the most abundant in
both sexes. The relatively high stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) indexes and the large concentration
of 18:1cis-9 in dormouse muscle tissues might point to a low mobilization of the SCD products.
Furthermore, finding the unusual FA 20:3 D5,D11,D14, suggests feeding on leaf and wood lipids of
Coniferophytes. We demonstrated sexual size monomorphism in edible dormouse. The literature
regarding the composition of dormouse meat is scarce and no studies reported the FA composition of
muscle, thus, this work can contribute to increasing the knowledge on edible dormouse physiology
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