TABLE 2.
Fatty acid composition in triglycerides
Data represent mean ± S.D.
Fatty acid | Treatment |
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None | 400 μm palmitate | 400 μm palmitate + 50 μm oleate | |
nmol/mg protein | |||
Total lipids | |||
14:0 | 3.0 ± 0.2a | 6.5 ± 0.7b | 8.6 ± 0.5b |
16:0 | 27.4 ± 1.7a | 114.3 ± 8.2b | 150.4 ± 3.8c |
16:1n-7 | 3.5 ± 0.2a | 36.1 ± 2.1b | 36.6 ± 1.5b |
18:0 | 27.0 ± 1.5a | 36.8 ± 1.8b | 41.3 ± 1.4b |
18:1n-9 | 10.3 ± 1.5a | 18.1 ± 1.3a | 43.0 ± 1.3b |
20:0 | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 0.3 ± 0.0 |
20:1 | 0.1 ± 0.0 | 0.1 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.0 |
20:3 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.0 |
20:4 | 1.1 ± 0.0a | 1.7 ± 0.1b | 1.8 ± 0.1b |
Free lipids | |||
14:0 | 1.4 ± 0.3a | 3.3 ± 0.3b | 1.9 ± 0.2a |
16:0 | 12.6 ± 2.7a | 31.4 ± 2.7c | 21.4 ± 1.5b |
18:0 | 13.1 ± 2.9a | 31.8 ± 1.9c | 20.9 ± 1.5b |
18:1n-9 | 1.7 ± 0.5a | 3.9 ± 0.3b | 4.3 ± 0.6b |
20:0 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
20:4 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.01 |
Total free | 29.0 ± 6.5a | 71.2 ± 4.9c | 49.0 ± 3.4b |
a–c Means in columns without a common letter differ; p < 0.05.