rick@micomvax.UUCP (Richard Brosseau) (09/09/88)
I am posting this in order to get some information from bio-chemists or biologist reading the net. TOPIC : Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids. I need info on these acids. specificly on the Omega-3 group. These acids are needed by larval marine fish and are presently lacking in commercial feeds at the hobbyiest level. Two of these acids are needed. I only have the European shorthand for these : 20:5w3 and 22:6w3. The "w3" is omega-3. The 20 and 22 are the number of Carbon atoms in the acid chain, and the 5 and 6 are the number of double bonds. A bio-chem text I have narrowed these down into the linolenic (sp) family and fatty acids, and even gave the atome number where the bond occurs. A name was given for 22:6w3 - Docohecen?? sp. (I can get the proper spelling if needed). Some Omega-yeasts have high levels of the two fatty acids. My questions are - How can I get Omega-yeasts? - Who sells them ? - Is anyone else interested in these. - Does anyone know of Dr. Simpson at Rhode Island U, who has done some research on this topic. I would apprciate any comments or advice. Rick. -- Its about time I changed my .sig file, eh?