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. 2012 Dec 4;304(4):E342–E351. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00359.2012

Table 2.

Percentage distribution of membrane fatty acid composition in HepG2 cells cultured with different PL concentrations

PL, nM
Fatty Acids 10 20 50 2,000
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 37.1 ± 0.9 38.5 ± 0.7 38.0 ± 0.5 37.7 ± 0.5
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1n-7) 20.3 ± 0.4 20.3 ± 0.9 19.4 ± 0.4 20.0 ± 0.2
Stearic acid (C18:0) 9.1 ± 0.6 8.8 ± 0.6 9.0 ± 0.3 9.2 ± 0.5
Oleic acid (C18:1n-9) 20.1 ± 0.9 19.3 ± 0.3 19.5 ± 0.2 20.0 ± 0.2
Linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) 1.42 ± 0.11 1.37 ± 0.12 2.02 ± 0.78 2.00 ± 0.35
Dihomo-γ-linoleic acid (C20:3n-6) 0.59 ± 0.05a 0.63 ± 0.02a,b 0.69 ± 0.05b 0.86 ± 0.06c**
Arachidonic acid (C20:4n-6) 4.50 ± 0.38a 4.44 ± 0.25a 4.82 ± 0.18a,b 5.10 ± 0.14b,c
Docosahexaenoic (C22:6n-3) 2.94 ± 0.31a 2.31 ± 0.38b 2.51 ± 0.22b 2.48 ± 0.06b

Data were presented as means ± SD; n = 4 experiments. Units are %wt/wt. Means of each row without a common letter in the superscript differ significantly (**P < 0.001).