Fatty Acid 13C Isotopologue Profiling Provides Insight into Trophic Carbon Transfer and Lipid Metabolism of Invertebrate Consumers
Title:
Fatty Acid 13C Isotopologue Profiling Provides Insight into Trophic Carbon Transfer and Lipid Metabolism of Invertebrate Consumers
Author:
Menzel, Ralph
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
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online resource (674 seconds)
Series:
Biochemistry
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Abstract:
The fatty acid trophic marker approach, i.e., the assimilation of fatty acids as entire molecule and transfer into consumer tissue with no or minor modification, is hampered by knowledge gaps in fatty acid metabolism of small soil invertebrates. Isotopologue profiling is provided as a valuable tool to disentangle trophic interactions.
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For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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https://www.jove.com/t/57110