Fatty acids | Concentration in tumors (μg/g) | one way ANOVA | ||
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 | SFO | GLAO | DHAO |  |
Miristic Acid(C14:0) | 30.57 ± 4.22 | 35.51 ± 6.00 | 46.93 ± 9.13 | NS |
Palmitic Acid (C16:0) | 1142.71 ± 284.20 | 1421.68 ± 302.96 | 1841.48 ± 408.66 | NS |
Stearic Acid (C18:0) | 2131.56 ± 648.05 | 1593.07 ± 303.45 | 2236.11 ± 465.52 | NS |
Arachidic Acid (C20:0) | 12.80 ± 5.74 | 16.38 ± 4.19 | 27.43 ± 7.49 | NS |
Behenic Acid (C22:0) | 27.79 ± 5.71a | 104.28 ± 37.76ab | 211.62 ± 66.79b | P < 0.01 |
Oleic Acid(C18:1, n-9) | 1368.56 ± 284.52 | 1787.10 ± 409.95 | 2793.21 ± 688.84 | NS |
11-Ecosenoic Acid(C20:1) | 237.95 ± 103.44 | 262.70 ± 61.21 | 228.70 ± 65.03 | NS |
Nervonic Acid (C24:1) | 7.45 ± 1.73 | 31.07 ± 14.25 | 20.12 ± 10.90 | NS |
Linoleic Acid(C18:2, n-6) | 423.02 ± 79.54a | 148.69 ± 24.49b | 259.145 ± 48.66ab | P < 0.01 |
Gamma linolenic acid(C18:3, n-6) | 13.10 ± 11.02 | 39.57 ± 11.93 | 32.15 ± 13.39 | NS |
11,14-Ecosadienoic Acid (C20:2, n-6) | 80.29 ± 60.90 | 31.89 ± 11.76 | 32.38 ± 8.46 | NS |
Dihomo-Gamma Linolenic Acid(C20:3, n-6) | 32.29 ± 8.95 | 55.91 ± 16.27 | 40.98 ± 13.11 | NS |
Arachidonic Acid(C20:4, n-6) | 1034.95 ± 285.23 | 970.49 ± 163.15 | 724.44 ± 142.53 | NS |
13,16-Docosadienoic Acid (DDA, C22:2, n-6) | 18.87 ± 9.49 | 25.23 ± 12.66 | 28.79 ± 8.49 | NS |
Alpha-Linolenic Acid(C18:3, n-3) | trace | trace | 0.80 ± 0.40 | NS |
11,14,17-Eicosatrienoic Acid (C20:3, n-3) | 7.50 ± 2.61 | 6.93 ± 1.88 | 10.74 ± 2.33 | NS |
Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5, n-3) | 58.67 ± 16.49a | 67.30 ± 15.79a | 359.12 ± 87.63b | P < 0.01 |
Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6, n-3) | 746.72 ± 289.75ab | 507.61 ± 110.12a | 1423.24 ± 329.32b | P < 0.05 |
Arachidonic/Dihomo-Gamma Linolenic + Eicosapentaenoic | 9.34 ± 2.22a | 10.84 ± 2.07a | 2.38 ± 0.46b | P < 0.01 |
Sum of n-6 fatty acids * | 1608.55 ± 302.03 | 1271.81 ± 208.86 | 1117.89 ± 187.10 | NS |
Sum of n-3 fatty acids§ | 813.16 ± 301.04a | 581.86 ± 121.50a | 1793.92 ± 383.56b | P < 0.01 |
n-6 to n-3 Ratio‡ | 4.12 ± 1.41a | 3.07 ± 0.73a | 0.72 ± 0.09b | P < 0.05 |