Glycerol Monolaurate Affects Growth, Amino Acid Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Histological Morphology of Hepatopancreas in Juvenile Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>)

An eight-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with glycerol monolaurate (GML) on Pacific white shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>). A basal diet was formulated containing 100 g fish meal, while four additional GML-supplemented diets were pr...

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Main Authors: Sami Ullah, Bingge Liu, Yunyun Zheng, Hongbo Guo, Yarui Yang, Muhammad Ijaz Ahmad, Siyu Lv, Shijie Deng, Minjie Zhao, Fengqin Feng
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author Sami Ullah
Bingge Liu
Yunyun Zheng
Hongbo Guo
Yarui Yang
Muhammad Ijaz Ahmad
Siyu Lv
Shijie Deng
Minjie Zhao
Fengqin Feng
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Bingge Liu
Yunyun Zheng
Hongbo Guo
Yarui Yang
Muhammad Ijaz Ahmad
Siyu Lv
Shijie Deng
Minjie Zhao
Fengqin Feng
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description An eight-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with glycerol monolaurate (GML) on Pacific white shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>). A basal diet was formulated containing 100 g fish meal, while four additional GML-supplemented diets were prepared: GML1 (0.25 g), GML2 (0.50 g), GML3 (0.75 g), and GML4 (1.00 g). Each diet was given to triplicate tanks containing 50 shrimp, each weighing 1.67 ± 0.25 g. GML2 supplementation enhanced the final body weight, weight gain, condition factor, specific growth rate, and viscerosomatic index of the shrimp compared to the other diets (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The whole-body amino acid profile was significantly high in the GML3 group. The antioxidant and immune indicators in the serum, like total protein, triglyceride, and aspartate aminotransferase, were significantly high in the GML2-supplemented group. The immune and antioxidant indicators in the hepatopancreas of the shrimp, like total protein, triglyceride, total cholesterol, and complement protein 3, were significantly high in the GML2 group. However, the malondialdehyde in their livers and serum were significantly high in the control group. Digestive enzymes were significantly high in the GML2 group. In conclusion, this study confirms that GML may benefit the health of Pacific white shrimp, offering new insights into aquaculture.
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spelling doaj-art-d2d662bc91054c33978da760abba240f2025-08-20T02:42:32ZengMDPI AGFishes2410-38882025-03-0110312410.3390/fishes10030124Glycerol Monolaurate Affects Growth, Amino Acid Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Histological Morphology of Hepatopancreas in Juvenile Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>)Sami Ullah0Bingge Liu1Yunyun Zheng2Hongbo Guo3Yarui Yang4Muhammad Ijaz Ahmad5Siyu Lv6Shijie Deng7Minjie Zhao8Fengqin Feng9Zhejiang University Zhongyuan Institute, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaZhejiang University Zhongyuan Institute, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaZhejiang University Zhongyuan Institute, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaZhejiang University Zhongyuan Institute, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaZhejiang University Zhongyuan Institute, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaZhejiang University Zhongyuan Institute, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaZhejiang University Zhongyuan Institute, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaAn eight-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with glycerol monolaurate (GML) on Pacific white shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>). A basal diet was formulated containing 100 g fish meal, while four additional GML-supplemented diets were prepared: GML1 (0.25 g), GML2 (0.50 g), GML3 (0.75 g), and GML4 (1.00 g). Each diet was given to triplicate tanks containing 50 shrimp, each weighing 1.67 ± 0.25 g. GML2 supplementation enhanced the final body weight, weight gain, condition factor, specific growth rate, and viscerosomatic index of the shrimp compared to the other diets (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The whole-body amino acid profile was significantly high in the GML3 group. The antioxidant and immune indicators in the serum, like total protein, triglyceride, and aspartate aminotransferase, were significantly high in the GML2-supplemented group. The immune and antioxidant indicators in the hepatopancreas of the shrimp, like total protein, triglyceride, total cholesterol, and complement protein 3, were significantly high in the GML2 group. However, the malondialdehyde in their livers and serum were significantly high in the control group. Digestive enzymes were significantly high in the GML2 group. In conclusion, this study confirms that GML may benefit the health of Pacific white shrimp, offering new insights into aquaculture.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/10/3/124aquaculture nutritionanti-oxidative capacityGMLgrowth performancePacific white shrimp
spellingShingle Sami Ullah
Bingge Liu
Yunyun Zheng
Hongbo Guo
Yarui Yang
Muhammad Ijaz Ahmad
Siyu Lv
Shijie Deng
Minjie Zhao
Fengqin Feng
Glycerol Monolaurate Affects Growth, Amino Acid Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Histological Morphology of Hepatopancreas in Juvenile Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>)
Fishes
aquaculture nutrition
anti-oxidative capacity
GML
growth performance
Pacific white shrimp
title Glycerol Monolaurate Affects Growth, Amino Acid Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Histological Morphology of Hepatopancreas in Juvenile Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>)
title_full Glycerol Monolaurate Affects Growth, Amino Acid Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Histological Morphology of Hepatopancreas in Juvenile Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>)
title_fullStr Glycerol Monolaurate Affects Growth, Amino Acid Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Histological Morphology of Hepatopancreas in Juvenile Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>)
title_full_unstemmed Glycerol Monolaurate Affects Growth, Amino Acid Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Histological Morphology of Hepatopancreas in Juvenile Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>)
title_short Glycerol Monolaurate Affects Growth, Amino Acid Profile, Antioxidant Capacity, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, and Histological Morphology of Hepatopancreas in Juvenile Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>)
title_sort glycerol monolaurate affects growth amino acid profile antioxidant capacity nutrient apparent digestibility and histological morphology of hepatopancreas in juvenile pacific white shrimp i litopenaeus vannamei i
topic aquaculture nutrition
anti-oxidative capacity
GML
growth performance
Pacific white shrimp
url https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/10/3/124
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