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Table 3 Fatty acids (FAs) profile in retroperitoneal adipose tissue of rats supplemented with different oils

From: Incorporation and effects of punicic acid on muscle and adipose tissues of rats

FAs (%)

Control

LNA 1 %

LNA 2 %

LNA 4 %

CLNA 1 %

CLNA 2 %

CLNA 4 %

C13:0

3.00 ± 0.62

2.74 ± 0.44

2.95 ± 0.43

2.79 ± 0.71

2.67 ± 0.35

2.75 ± 0.47

2.62 ± 0.40

C14:0

1.14 ± 0.04

0.93 ± 0.06

0.98 ± 0.11

0.95 ± 0.04

1.08 ± 0.09

1.01 ± 0.08

0.94 ± 0.09

C15:0

0.22 ± 0.01

0.24 ± 0.04

0.28 ± 0.06

0.29 ± 0.02

0.24 ± 0.03

0.23 ± 0.04

0.21 ± 0.03

C16:0

21.85 ± 0.37

18.82 ± 0.87

19.33 ± 1.05

17.81 ± 0.50

20.33 ± 1.07

19.63 ± 2.15

18.15 ± 1.51

NI

0.20 ± 0.04

0.23 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.02

0.21 ± 0.02

0.18 ± 0.04

0.18 ± 0.01

0.16 ± 0.02

C16:1c

3.61 ± 0.26

2.79 ± 0.27

3.18 ± 0.48

2.91 ± 0.34

3.12 ± 0.45

3.08 ± 0.75

2.68 ± 0.61

C17:0

0.22 ± 0.01

0.23 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.03

0.20 ± 0.01

0.22 ± 0.02

0.22 ± 0.04

0.22 ± 0.02

C17:1

0.13 ± 0.02

0.11 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.01

0.10 ± 0.01

0.14 ± 0.04

0.14 ± 0.07

0.13 ± 0.06

C18:0

2.97 ± 0.10

2.93 ± 0.14

2.97 ± 0.18

2.76 ± 0.08

2.96 ± 0.82

2.80 ± 0.63

2.50 ± 0.31

C18:1t

    

0.10 ± 0.02b

0.15 ± 0.06ab

0.21 ± 0.06a

C18:1c ω-9

26.32 ± 0.60

24.42 ± 0.71

24.54 ± 0.55

23.68 ± 0.41

24.70 ± 3.06

22.68 ± 2.54

20.59 ± 1.68

NI

    

0.19 ± 0.03b

0.23 ± 0.04b

0.34 ± 0.05a

C18:2t

    

0.26 ± 0.05c

0.44 ± 0.06b

0.62 ± 0.06a

C18:2c ω-6

35.89 ± 0.44ab

36.93 ± 2.70a

31.44 ± 1.59abc

30.46 ± 1.10bc

33.15 ± 3.93abc

30.59 ± 3.93bc

28.64 ± 2.49c

C18:3c ω-6

0.12 ± 0.01c

0.12 ± 0.01c

0.11 ± 0.01c

0.14 ± 0.01bc

0.14 ± 0.02bc

0.16 ± 0.03ab

0.18 ± 0.01a

C18:3c ω-3

2.56 ± 0.09d

7.71 ± 0.74c

11.91 ± 0.78b

16.13 ± 1.32a

2.28 ± 0.25d

1.90 ± 0.17d

1.54 ± 0.09d

CLA 9c11t

    

3.18 ± 0.60c

6.07 ± 0.89b

9.58 ± 0.80a

CLA 10t12c

    

0.03 ± 0.00c

0.07 ± 0.00b

0.11 ± 0.01a

CLA 10c12c

    

1.51 ± 0.22c

2.91 ± 0.37b

4.43 ± 0.49a

C20:2 ω-6

0.29 ± 0.01a

0.22 ± 0.03b

0.19 ± 0.02bc

0.16 ± 0.01c

0.20 ± 0.03bc

0.21 ± 0.03bc

0.17 ± 0.01bc

C20:3 ω-6

0.13 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.03

0.09 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01

0.10 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.02

C20:4 ω-6

0.84 ± 0.08a

0.58 ± 0.06bc

0.50 ± 0.07bc

0.42 ± 0.03bc

0.61 ± 0.13b

0.57 ± 0.16bc

0.39 ± 0.05c

C22:2

    

0.10 ± 0.01b

0.15 ± 0.03a

0.15 ± 0.01a

C 24:0

0.08 ± 0.01c

0.23 ± 0.02b

0.27 ± 0.07ab

0.34 ± 0.04a

   

PA

    

2.13 ± 0.16c

3.37 ± 0.43b

4.99 ± 0.74a

α-ESA

    

0.19 ± 0.03b

0.25 ± 0.03ab

0.28 ± 0.05a

NI

0.17 ± 0.02b

0.34 ± 0.03a

0.41 ± 0.13a

0.34 ± 0.02a

   

C22:6 ω-3

0.26 ± 0.03ab

0.33 ± 0.05a

0.33 ± 0.10a

0.24 ± 0.02ab

0.16 ± 0.04bc

0.12 ± 0.04c

0.06 ± 0.00c

TL (%)

74 ± 17

76 ± 10

75 ± 7

75 ± 11

71 ± 7

69 ± 15

67 ± 9

  1. Results expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 4) of the fatty acid percentages; different letters in the same row are statistically different from each other (p <0.05)
  2. NI not identified, CLA conjugated fatty acid (C18:2), PA punicic acid, α-ESA α-eleostearic acid, TL total lipids