Table 2. Fatty acid correlations with lutein in human infant brain. a .
| Fatty acid | Correlations (r) by brain region b | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FC | HPC | OC | |
| caproate (6:0) | -0.46 | - | - |
| pelargonate (9:0) | - | 0.46 | - |
| laurate (12:0) | 0.45 | - | - |
| palmitate (16:0) | 0.49 | - | - |
| margarate (17:0) | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.46 |
| 10-heptadecenoate (17:1n7) | 0.49 | 0.70 | - |
| cis-vaccenate (18:1n7) | 0.46 | 0.62 | - |
| 10-nonadecenoate (19:1n9) | 0.45 | 0.73 | - |
aSubject ages ranged from 1 to 488 days old, and the median age was 100.5 days. 30 total decedents were studied and included both male (n = 21) and female (n = 9) infants. A total of 81 tissues were analyzed from three brain regions, including the frontal cortex (FC, n = 29), hippocampus (HPC, n = 24), and the occipital cortex (OC, n = 28).
bAll values are significant (P < 0.05). Fatty acid metabolites:lutein correlations with r values ≥ |0.45| and P < 0.05 are reported.