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Table 2 Fatty acid characterization in MCD rats versus control rats

From: Long-term cold storage preservation does not affect fatty livers from rats fed with a methionine and choline deficient diet

SFA

Control (%)

MCD (%)

*P

 C14:0

Methyl Myristate

0.86 ± 0.12

0.57 ± 0.05

*

 C15:0

Methyl Pentadecanoate

0.13 ± 0.03

0.20 ± 0.03

ns

 C16:0

Methyl Palmitate

26.20 ± 1.38

23.56 ± 0.68

ns

 C18:0

Methyl Stearate

14.82 ± 1.53

6.46 ± 0.42

***

 C20:0

Methyl Arachidate

0.24 ± 0.09

0.06 ± 0.01

*

 C22:0

Methyl Behenate

0.15 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.004

***

 C24:0

Methyl Lignocerate

0.18 ± 0.03

0.06 ± 0.02

*

MUFA

 C16:1

Methyl Palmitoleate

1.54 ± 0.17

1.10 ± 0.18

ns

 C18:1n

Methyl Oleate

17.49 ± 1.45

22.92 ± 0.82

*

 C18:1

Methyl Vaccenate

3.26 ± 0.55

2.21 ± 0.13

*

 C20:1

Methyl 11-eicosenoate

0.41 ± 0.09

0.27 ± 0.07

ns

 C22:1

Methyl Erucate

0.16 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0.04

ns

 C24:1

Methyl Nervonate

0.11 ± 0.03

0.017 ± 0.003

*

PUFA

 C18:2

Methyl Linoleate

21.45 ± 1.39

31.02 ± 0.88

***

 C18:3

Methyl Linolenate

0.19 ± 0.02

1.38 ± 0.06

***

 C20:2

Methyl 11,14-eicosadienoate

0.62 ± 0.15

0.36 ± 0.11

*

 C20:3

Methyl 8,11,14-eicosatrienoate

0.33 ± 0.04

0.73 ± 0.05

***

 C20:4

Methyl Arachidonate

11.66 ± 1.00

5.93 ± 0.53

***

 C22:4

Methyl Docosatetraenoate

0.64 ± 0.12

1.17 ± 0.03

*

 C22:5

Methyl Docosapentaenoate

0.39 ± 0.11

0.76 ± 0.06

*

 C22:6

Methyl Docosahexaenoate

1.53 ± 0.22

0.81 ± 0.08

*