Differences in Sterol Composition of Gonads of the Lottiid Limpets Nipponacmea concinna and Nipponacmea fuscoviridis from Northeastern Japan

This is the first report on the sterol composition in Nipponacmea concinna and Nipponacmea fuscoviridis, 2 dominant species of lottiid limpets. There were significant differences in sterol composition between male and female gonads of the limpets. Previous studies have shown that zymostenol and zymo...

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Published inJournal of Oleo Science Vol. 60; no. 10; pp. 501 - 504
Main Authors Kawashima, Hideki, Ohnishi, Masao, Ogawa, Satoshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Japan Oil Chemists' Society 2011
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
Animals
Female
gastropod
Gastropoda - anatomy & histology
Gastropoda - chemistry
Gonads - chemistry
Japan
limpet
Male
Nipponacmea concinna
Nipponacmea fuscoviridis
Sex Characteristics
sterol composition
Sterols - analysis
Japan
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Summary:This is the first report on the sterol composition in Nipponacmea concinna and Nipponacmea fuscoviridis, 2 dominant species of lottiid limpets. There were significant differences in sterol composition between male and female gonads of the limpets. Previous studies have shown that zymostenol and zymosterol are major lipid components of male gonads of the nacellid limpets Cellana grata and Cellana toreuma. In contrast, in this study, only trace amounts of zymosterol were detected in male gonads of N. fuscoviridis.
ISSN:1345-8957
1347-3352
DOI:10.5650/jos.60.501