Table 3.

Fatty acid composition (%) of liver, plasma and adipose tissue of Wistar rats fed RA or CLnA as FFA or TAG. Results are expressed as means (SD) of 6 determinations.

				Saturated		Monounsaturated		Polyunsaturated		Conjugated
Lipid form	Organ	Lipid class	Diet	C16:0	C18:0	16:1 n-7	18:1 n-9	18:2 n-6	20:4 n-6	RA	CLnA
	Liver	PL	RA	19.14	23.21	1.19a*	9.25	6.67a*	23.08a	0.23	ND
			CLnA	18.65	22.85*	1.91b	9.17*	8.68b	20.20b	ND	0.42
		NL	RA	30.67	3.14	4.46a*	48.41a*	2.66	0.86	1.46	ND
			CLnA	31.73	3.33	6.56b	42.63	3.17	0.77	ND	2.18
FFA	Plasma	PL	RA	27.24	25.15	0.79a*	12.24a	14.20	10.25a	0.24	ND
			CLnA	27.59	25.73	1.19b	10.93b	15.17	8.79b	ND	0.25
		TAG	RA	25.71	2.13	3.69a*	53.98a*	4.64a	0.30	1.39	ND
			CLnA	0.69	1.86	5.90b	46.76b	5.86b	0.30	ND	2.69
		CE	RA	26.70	0.71	3.15a*	16.83	15.68a	43.73	0.11	ND
			CLnA	9.98*	0.66*	4.93b	15.53*	17.53b	41.50	ND	0.32
	Adipose	TAG	RA	22.91	2.35a	6.56*	49.98	6.79	0.26	3.44	ND
			CLnA	23.93*	1.95	6.80	47.79	7.16*	0.14	ND	3.79
	Liver	PL	RA	18.68a	22.59a	1.97	8.93a	7.9	21.18	0.29	ND
			CLnA	17.20b	24.15b	1.84	7.75	8.1	21.45	ND	0.32
		NL	RA	33.93	2.89	7.04	42.89	2.58	0.71	1.24	ND
			CLnA	34.81	3.04	7.59	40.49	2.54	0.59	ND	1.79
TAG	Plasma	PL	RA	28.51a	24.61a	1.35	11.29a	13.48	9.75	0.26	ND
			CLnA	25.95b	26.79b	1.29	10.12b	14.35	10.24	ND	0.27
		TAG	RA	27.80	1.80	5.97	46.37	5.61	0.34	2.63	ND
			CLnA	27.09	1.88	6.60	45.32	5.76	0.34	ND	3.01
		CE	RA	8.75	0.66	5.01	14.83a	15.34	44.73	0.26	ND
			CLnA	8.72	0.55	5.45	12.74	16.77	44.98	ND	0.47
	Adipose	TAG	RA	25.72	2.24a	8.12	46.69	6.05	0.17	3.03	ND
			CLnA	26.68	2.00	7.87	45.14	6.30	0.15	ND	3.27

Values with different letters are significantly different (P < 0,05) and compare the fatty acid (RA and CLnA) under the same form (FFA or TAG)

Values with an * are significantly different (P < 0,05) and compare the form (FFA and TAG) within one diet (RA or CLnA)