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. 2012 Mar 30;7(3):e34402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034402

Table 2. Mitochondrial phospholipid fatty acid composition expressed as molar percent of total phospholipid fatty acid.

Fatty Acid CTRL DHA ARA DHA+ARA
Palimate (C16:0) 16.0±0.4 17.7±1.0 14.8±0.6# 16.8±0.7
Stearate (C18:0) 25.4±0.7 21.5±2.2 27.2±4.1 25.7±0.6
Oleate (C18:1n9) 4.1±0.3 3.3±0.3 3.6±0. 2.7±0.1*
Vaccenic acid(C18:1n7) 4.3±0.1 3.3±0.3* 4.1±0.2# 3.6±0.2
Linoleic acid (C18:2n6) 20.5±0.6 21.7±1.8 11.4±0.5# 11.4±2.1#
Arachidonic acid (20:4n6) 19.1±0.3 11.5±2.0* 32.2±1.3* # 17.2±1.8
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (20:5n3) BQL 1.5±0.3* 0.9±0.4* BQL
Docosahexanoic acid (22:6n3) 10.9±0.7 20.7±0.7* 3.1±2.0* # 21.4±0.9*
Double Bond Index 191±4.0 221±8 183±15 227±5*
n3/n6 ratio 0.27±0.01 0.73±0.04 0.15±0.03# 0.73±0.04*

Data are means±SEM. CTRL, n = 7. DHA, n = 7. ARA, n = 5. DHA+ARA, n = 6.

*

p<0.05 vs CTRL.

#

p<0.05 vs DHA,

p<0.05 vs ARA; BQL, Below Quantifiable Limit.