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. 2015 Oct 13;10(10):e0139874. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139874

Table 1. Peak Area Ratios of Various Metabolite Indices Measured by Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H-MRS).

Index Peak Area Ratio Frequency
Total lipid (-CH2-)n/water 1.3/4.7 ppm
Total saturated fatty acid 3(-CH2-)/2(-CH3) 1.3/0.9 ppm
Total unsaturated fatty acid 3(-CH2-C = C-CH2-)/4(-CH3) 2.0/0.9 ppm
Total unsaturated bond 3(-CH = CH-)/2(-CH3) 5.3/0.9 ppm
Polyunsaturated bond 3 (= C-CH2-C =) /2(-CH3) 2.8/0.9 ppm