The metabolic regulation of dietary L-carnitine in aquaculture nutrition: present status and future research strategies.

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dc.creatorLing-Yu, Li
dc.creatorSamwel Mchele Limbu
dc.creatorQiang, Ma
dc.creatorLi‐Qiao, Chen
dc.creatorMei‐Ling, Zhang
dc.creatorZhen-Yu, Du
dc.date2019-05-07T14:27:49Z
dc.date2019-05-07T14:27:49Z
dc.date2018-09-26
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-07T07:47:50Z
dc.date.available2021-05-07T07:47:50Z
dc.descriptionL‐carnitine is a multi‐functional nutrient which plays a leading role in fatty acid metabolism in mammals and other eukaryotes. Its main physiological function is to promote fatty acid β‐oxidation to produce energy, which reduces body fat content and improves body weight without affecting moisture content in whole body and muscle. In recent years, its dietary supplementation in aquaculture nutrition has been studied in different cultured species. It has been proved that L‐carnitine can improve growth and increase lipid utilization rate in some aquatic animals. However, such beneficial effects of dietary L‐carnitine are limited or absent in other species. The reasons for the conflicting results obtained on L‐carnitine functions in aquatic animals need to be elucidated. This review explores comprehensively the different physiological functions of L‐carnitine in various aquatic animals. In the end, research strategies are provided to elucidate the existing conflicts on dietary L‐carnitine application in aquaculture nutrition in order to promote its utilization in aquatic feed industry.
dc.descriptionNational Basic Research Program of China (973 program 2014CB138603), National Natural Science Fund (31472290 and 31772859) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5227
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12289
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5227
dc.publisherWiley
dc.subjectaquaculture nutrition
dc.subjectenergy metabolism
dc.subjectL-carnitine
dc.subjectb-oxidation.
dc.titleThe metabolic regulation of dietary L-carnitine in aquaculture nutrition: present status and future research strategies.
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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