Table 5.
Major fatty acids composition in liver homogenate (g/100 g Total FA) observed in the supplemented groups
| Fatty acids | CON | FIS | ALG | ECH | P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C14:0 – myristic acid |
0.47 ± 0.08 |
0.46 ± 0.06 |
0.50 ± 0.08 |
0.41 ± 0.08 |
0.079 |
| C16:0 – palmitic acid |
26.37 ± 1.96 |
28.73 ± 4.15 |
27.60 ± 3.20 |
29.99 ± 3.91 |
0.163 |
| C18:0 – stearic acid |
12.11 ± 3.85 |
13.43 ± 4.98 |
10.50 ± 2.74 |
15.61 ± 6.43 |
0.107 |
| C18:1- oleic acid |
27.09 ± 6.25 |
26.4 ± 6.33 |
29.5 ± 4.87 |
22.15 ± 7.34 |
0.074 |
| C18:2 – (LNA) linoleic (n-6) |
12.87 ± 3.22 |
11.40 ± 4.82 |
12. 53 ±5.81 |
10.07 ± 4.64 |
0.584 |
| C18:3 – (ALA) α-linolenic (n-3) |
0.15 ± 0.13 |
0.14 ± 0.14 |
0.19 ± 0.12 |
0.26 ± 0.22 |
0.744 |
| C18:3 – (GLA) γ-linolenic (n-6) |
0.30 ± 0.05 |
0.35 ± 0.15 |
0.31 ± 0.11 |
0.34 ± 0.09 |
0.396 |
| C20:4- (ARA) arachidonic (n-6) |
6.69 ± 1.85 |
5.31 ± 1.46 |
4.80 ± 1.26 |
4.55 ± 1.22 |
0.060 |
| C20:5 – (EPA) eicosapenatenoic (n-3) |
0.12 ± 0.04a |
0.17 ± 0.06ab |
0.1 1± 0.05a |
0.25 ± 0.04b |
0.004 |
| C22:6 –(DHA) docosahexaenoic (n-3) |
2.98 ± 0.75 |
2.92 ± 0.96 |
2.8 1± 0.88 |
2.76 ± 0.92 |
0.951 |
| N-6 FA |
19. 86 ± 3.56b |
17.06 ± 5.78ab |
17.64 ± 6.61ab |
14.97 ± 5.81a |
0.017 |
| N-3 FA |
3.25 ± 0.70 |
3.23 ± 0.98 |
3.12 ± 0.95 |
3.27 ± 0.96 |
0.982 |
| N-6/N-3 FA | 6.11 ± 1.46a | 5.27 ± 1.08a | 5.65 ± 1.54a | 4.58 ± 1.41b | <0.001 |
1 Probability value obtained by ANOVA. Values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 0.05; a, b: p < 0.05 (n 6–10 animals/group).