Table 2.
Fatty acid composition (mol %a) of sense and antisense cells
| Acid | Sense | Antisense | Acid | Sense | Antisense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:0 | 2.04 ± 0.04 | 1.60 ± 0.01d | 18:3n-3 | 0.20 ± 0.09 | 0.09 ± 0.01 |
| 15:0 | 1.11 ± 0.02 | 0.51 ± 0.01d | 20:3n-3 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.00b |
| 16:0 | 16.45 ± 0.10 | 16.97 ± 0.07 b | 20:5n-3 | 0.34 ± 0.01 | 3.20 ± 0.02d |
| 18:0 | 16.06 ± 0.11 | 16.72 ± 0.04 c | 22:5n-3 | 4.40 ± 0.05 | 5.15 ± 0.03d |
| 20:0 | 0.21 ± 0.07 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 22:6n-3 | 1.00 ± 0.02 | 0.58 ± 0.01d |
| 22:0 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.01c | 18:2n-6 | 14.37 ± 0.24 | 11.88 ± 0.08d |
| 24:0 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.02 | 20:2n-6 | 1.17 ± 0.06 | 0.40 ± 0.07c |
| 16:1n-7 | 2.47 ± 0.05 | 2.79 ± 0.05 c | 18:3n-6 | 0.38 ± 0.00 | 0.69 ± 0.01d |
| 18:1n-7 | 3.65 ± 0.07 | 2.79 ± 0.04d | 20:3n-6 | 1.50 ± 0.05 | 2.27 ± 0.02d |
| 18:1n-9 | 17.83 ± 0.07 | 20.43 ± 0.12 d | 20:4n-6 | 10.73 ± 0.24 | 10.71 ± 0.06 |
| 20:1n-9 | 0.59 ± 0.13 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 22:4n-6 | 2.61 ± 0.05 | 0.48 ± 0.01d |
| 20:3n-9 | 0.53 ± 0.02 | 0.96 ± 0.02 d | 22:5n-6 | 1.68 ± 0.08 | 0.11 ± 0.01d |
| 22:1n-9 | 0.12 ± 0.00 | 0.29 ± 0.01d | |||
| 24:1n-9 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.19 ± 0.00d |
Data are given as mean ± SEM of three replicates. Fatty acids of interest to this study are in bold
Molar percentage of total fatty acids
P<0.05
P<0.01
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