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The present observation records the lipid classes and their fatty acid composition of the neutral lipid and phospholipid of the trematode Paramphistomum cervi and liver of its host Capra hircus, the common Indian goat. Thin Layer Chromatography and Gas Liquid Chromatography were used to identify different neutral lipid and phospholipid components. The results show that among the neutral lipid fractions, the amount of combined hydrocarbon, wax ester and steryl ester is more or less equal in parasite and its host, but the percent of triacylglycerol is more in host liver than the parasite and the percent of total sterol is more in parasite than that of its host liver. Among the phospholipid fractions, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylethanolamine in the trematode parasite P. cervi and phosphatidylcholine and cardiolipin in the host’s liver are the major components. The predominant fatty acids in the neutral lipid and phospholipid fractions of both the host liver and the trematode P. cervi include C16:0, C18:0, C18:1, and C18:2. The results reveal that the parasite P. cervi take up almost all the lipid and fatty acids from their host, which is required for their life cycle.
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The authors are thankful towards the Principal, R.B.C College, Naihati for providing the required laboratory facilities and to Dr. A. Ghosh, DRDC, Kolkata for extending help towards GLC analysis.
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Ghosh, D., Misra, K.K. Comparison of fatty acid contents of the neutral and phospholipids of the trematode Paramphistomum cervi and liver of its host, Capra hircus . J Parasit Dis 38, 223–232 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-012-0229-6
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