Table 2.
DHA-containing phospholipid molecular species in brains of vertebrates
| Species group | Percentage of Total
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| Phosphatidylethanolamines
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Phosphatidylcholines
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| 18:1/22:6 | 18:0/22:6 | 16:0/22:6 | 18:1/22:6 | 18:0/22:6 | 16:0/22:6 | |
| Cold-adapted fish* | 14.7 ± 1.7 | 19.8 ± 2.9 | 14.6 ± 2.0 | 3.3 ± 1.9 | 8.2 ± 2.1 | 14.8 ± 5.1 |
| Warm-adapted fish | 6.9 ± 3.4 | 30.8 ± 7.7 | 12.2 ± 1.2 | 2.2 ± 1.21 | 7.2 ± 17.1 | 16.2 ± 6.1 |
| Subtropic fish | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 49.1 ± 5.6 | 18.6 ± 9.0 | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 8.5 ± 6.5 | 27.1 ± 8.1 |
| Mammals | 1.7 ± 1.3 | 29.6 ± 4.2 | 6.7 ± 3.2 | 1.7 ± 1.3 | 29.5 ± 4.2 | 6.7 ± 3.5 |
| Birds | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 39.5 ± 6.2 | 7.6 ± 2.3 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 12.6 ± 9.4 | 5.8 ± 3.3 |
*
Combined data of boreal and cold-adapted fish from temperate region.