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Table 2 Dietary fatty acid composition

From: The role of Odontella aurita, a marine diatom rich in EPA, as a dietary supplement in dyslipidemia, platelet function and oxidative stress in high-fat fed rats

Fatty acids (% molar)

C

COA

HF

HFOA

14:0

0.94 ± 0.12

1.00 ± 0.15

1.50 ± 0.14

1.67 ± 0.19

16:0

17.16 ± 1.70

17.72 ± 1.86

24.58 ± 1.03

25.49 ± 1.53

16:1n-7

1.39 ± 0.05

2.41 ± 0.14

0.23 ± 0.06

0.23 ± 0.04

18:0

9.19 ± 0.16

8.53 ± 0.23

11.53 ± 0.31

11.29 ± 0.30

18:1n-7+n-9

45.02 ± 2.54

42.31 ± 2.81

42.69 ± 1,96

42.06 ± 2.12

18:2n-6

20.14 ± 1.81

18.86 ± 1.54

12.33 ± 0.47

11.92 ± 0.51

18:4n-3

0.4 ± 0.02

0.37 ± 0.03

0.22 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.01

20:4n-6

-

-

0.16 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.02

20:5n-3

-

0.83 ± 0.16

-

0.76 ± 0.11

22:6n-3

-

tr

-

tr

  1. Total lipids were extracted from diets according to Folch et al. method[31]. Fatty acid methyl ester (FAMEs) were prepared according to the method of Slover and Lanza[33] and analyzed by gas chromatography as described in material and methods section. Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n=3). C, control; COA, control + O. aurita; HF, high fat; HFOA, high fat + O. aurita. tr: traces.