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Table 3 Liver polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations of SHRs fed diets for 4 weeks §

From: Diets containing traditional and novel green leafy vegetables improve liver fatty acid profiles of spontaneously hypertensive rats

  

Dietary group

Fatty acid

Structure

Control

4% CG

4% PL

4% SPG

Linolelaidic

C18:2n6t

0.49 ± 0.19a

0.09 ± 0.01a

0.17 ± 0.05a

0.32 ± 0.27a

Linoleic

C18:2n6c

14.07 ± 0.68a

16.44 ± 0.01a

16.45 ± 2.78a

16.56 ± 2.82a

α-Linolenic

C18:3n3

0.10 ± 0.01a

0.10 ± 0.02a

0.10 ± 0.01a

0.07 ± 0.02a

γ-Linolenic

C18:3n6

0.93 ± 0.49a

3.70 ± 0.18b

5.59 ± 0.73b

3.55 ± 1.20b

Eicosadienoic

C20:2n6

0.34 ± 0.04a

0.27 ± 0.06a

0.39 ± 0.09a

0.23 ± 0.04a

Eicosatrienoic

C20:3n3

0.09 ± 0.02a

0.27 ± 0.14a

0.18 ± 0.10a

0.26 ± 0.15a

Dihomo-γ-linolenic

C20:3n6

0.32 ± 0.02a

0.31 ± 0.04a

0.44 ± 0.03b

0.37 ± 0.02ab

Arachidonic

C20:4n6

20.39 ± 1.27a

14.15 ± 3.44a

15.80 ± 3.16a

18.51 ± 3.58a

Eicosapentaenoic

C20:5n3

0.10 ± 0.02a

0.10 ± 0.01a

0.19 ± 0.06a

0.10 ± 0.01a

Docosadienoic

C22:2n6

0.03 ± 0.02a

4.09 ± 4.04a

0.09 ± 0.04a

0.07 ± 0.04a

Docosatrienoic

C22:3n3

1.01 ± 0.07a

0.76 ± 0.09ab

0.60 ± 0.11b

0.87 ± 0.11ab

Docosatatraenoic

C22:4n6

0.68 ± 0.04a

0.64 ± 0.08a

0.78 ± 0.11a

0.85 ± 0.10a

Docosapentaenoic

C22:5n3

1.95 ± 0.42a

2.98 ± 0.73a

2.34 ± 0.34a

1.72 ± 0.19a

Docosahexaenoic

C22:6n3

5.16 ± 0.35a

8.31 ± 1.27b

8.44 ± 1.02b

8.53 ± 0.63b

  1. §Data are (expressed as) mean percentage ± SE. Values in the same row that do not share the same superscript letter are significantly different according to analysis of variance and Duncan’s post hoc procedures (P < .05); nd = not detected. Control = AIN-76 A control diet; 4% CG = AIN-76A diet + 4% collard green powder; 4% purslane = AIN-76A diet + 4% purslane powder; 4% SPG = AIN-76A diet + 4% sweet potato green powder.
  2. Values in rows with multiple superscript letters (e.g. ab) are not significantly different from other values containing the shared superscript letter (e.g. a or b).