Methods of treating a poikilothermic organism in a decreasing temperature environment
OwnerSixto E. Portillainventor
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Abstract
There is provided herein a method of treating a poikilothermic organism, such as marine bivalves, in a decreasing temperature environment which method comprises exposing the organism to a source of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) at temperatures of from 18° C. to about 12° C., and then exposing the organism to a source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) at temperatures of from about 11° C. to about 5° C. There is also provided herein a method of just conducting the first or second exposing step without the other, and also a method of using a decrease in temperature to catalyze the organism to produce EPA and/or DHA and/or non-methylene-interrupted fatty acids (NMIs).
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A method of treating a poikilothermic organism in a decreasing temperature environment comprising:
- exposing the organism to a source of eicosapentaenoic acid in a decreasing temperature environment which is decreasing in temperature from 30° C. to about 12° C., and
- exposing the organism to a source of docosahexaenoic acid in a decreasing temperature environment which is decreasing in temperature from about 11.9° C. to about 0° C. and wherein the mortality of the poikilothermic organisms is reduced compared to the mortality of identical poikilothermic organisms which are not exposed to a source of eicosapentaenoic acid in a decreasing temperature environment which is decreasing in temperature from 30° C. to about 12° C. and docosahexaenoic acid in a decreasing temperature environment which is decreasing in temperature from about 11.9° C. to about 0° C.
A method of treating a poikilothermic organism in a decreasing temperature environment comprising exposing the organism to a source of eicosapentaenoic acid at temperatures of from 25° C. to about 12° C. or, exposing the organism to a source of docosahexaenoic acid at temperatures of from about 11.9° C. to about 5° C.
A method of treating a poikilothermic organism comprising exposing the organism to a rate of temperature decrease which provides for an increase in the rate of production of eicosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid and/or non-methylene interrupted fatty acids.
A method of treating a poikilothermic organism in a decreasing temperature environment consisting of:
- exposing the organism to an algae containing the eicosapentaenoic acid in a molar amount greater than 10% total composition of the algal fatty acids in a decreasing temperature environment which is decreasing in temperature from 30° C. to about 12° C. and wherein the organism is exposed to no more than 4% docosahexaenoic acid of total composition of fatty acids in this step, and
- exposing the organism to an algae containing the docosahexaenoic acid in a molar amount greater than 10% total composition of the algal fatty acids in a decreasing temperature environment which is decreasing in temperature from about 11.9° C. to about 5° C. and wherein the organism is exposed to no more than 4% eicosapentaenoic acid of total composition of fatty acid in this step, and wherein the mortality of the poikilothermic organisms is reduced compared to the mortality of identical poikilothermic organisms which are not exposed to a source of eicosapentaenoic acid in a decreasing temperature environment which is decreasing in temperature from 30° C. to about 12° C. and docosahexaenoic acid in a decreasing temperature environment which is decreasing in temperature from about 11.9° C. to about 0° C.
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