Table 3.
Polar lipid composition of milk from different breeds (% of polar lipids).
| Buffalo Breeds | SM | PC | PE | PI | PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nili-Ravi | 6.6 ± 0.5 B | 30.2 ± 1.3 A | 43.3 ± 2.9 A | 19.3 ± 1.5 B | 0.6 ± 0.2 A |
| Murrah | 6.9 ± 0.9 B | 29.8 ± 1.8 A | 41.2 ± 1.6 A | 21.9 ± 1.3 A | 0.3 ± 0.1 B |
| Mediterranean | 8.5 ± 1 A | 30.3 ± 1.9 A | 41.8 ± 2.5 A | 19.0 ± 1.5 B | 0.3 ± 0.1 B |
Values are means of 10 samples ± SD. Different superscript letters in the same column mean significant differences (p < 0.05). SM, sphingomyelin; PC, phosphatidylcholine; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PI, phosphatidylinositol; PG, phosphatidylglycerol.