Fowl Play and the Price of Petrel: Long-living Procellariiformes Have Peroxidation-resistant Membrane Composition Compared with Short-living Galliformes

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Journal Biol Lett

Specialty Biology

Date 2008 May 22

PMID 18492647

Citations 19

Authors

William A Buttemer

Harry Battam

A J Hulbert

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Abstract

The membrane pacemaker hypothesis predicts that long-living species will have more peroxidation-resistant membrane lipids than shorter living species. We tested this hypothesis by comparing the fatty acid composition of heart phospholipids from long-living Procellariiformes (petrels and albatrosses) to those of shorter living Galliformes (fowl). The seabirds were obtained from by-catch of commercial fishing operations and the fowl values from published data. The 3.8-fold greater predicted longevity of the seabirds was associated with elevated content of peroxidation-resistant monounsaturates and reduced content of peroxidation-prone polyunsaturates and, consequently, a significantly reduced peroxidation index in heart membrane lipids, compared with fowl. Peroxidation-resistant membrane composition may be an important physiological trait for longevous species.

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