Table 3.
Fatty acid composition (%) of liver tissues.
| Fatty acids | % of total fatty acids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common name | Symbol | WT | WT/CCl4 | Fat-1/CCl4 | |
| Lauric acid | 12:0 | 0.27 ± 0.22 | 0.23 ± 0.15 | 0.26 ± 0.22 | |
| Myristic acid | 14:0 | 0.84 ± 0.28 | 0.60 ± 0.13# | 0.76 ± 0.11∗∗ | |
| Palmitic acid | 16:0 | 28.5 ± 4.3 | 24.4 ± 1.6# | 26.7 ± 3.8 | |
| Palmitoleic acid | 16:1 | 1.16 ± 0.43 | 1.59 ± 0.42# | 1.32 ± 0.38∗∗ | |
| Stearic acid | 18:0 | 23.0 ± 7.4 | 14.5 ± 2.9## | 19.5 ± 5.4∗ | |
| Oleic acid | 18:1 | 15.1 ± 5.0 | 20.8 ± 2.3## | 17.7 ± 3.1∗ | |
| Linolenic acid | 18:2,6 | 17.1 ± 5.6 | 24.6 ± 2.3## | 21.3 ± 4.2∗ | |
| γ-Linolenic acid | 18:3,6 | 0.41 ± 0.20 | 0.35 ± 0.10 | 0.28 ± 0.16 | |
| α-Linolenic acid | 18:3,3 | 0.27 ± 0.05 | 0.22 ± 0.05 | 0.36 ± 0.07∗∗ | |
| Arachidic acid | 20:0 | 0.45 ± 0.18 | 0.23 ± 0.08## | 0.41 ± 0.12∗∗ | |
| Eicosenoic acid | 20:1 | 0.26 ± 0.06 | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.25 ± 0.05 | |
| Dihomo-γ-linoleic acid | 20:3,6 | 0.43 ± 0.14 | 0.60 ± 0.10## | 0.43 ± 0.08∗∗ | |
| Arachidonic acid | 20:4,6 | 9.08 ± 1.48 | 8.21 ± 1.86 | 4.73 ± 1.29∗∗ | |
| Eicosapentaenoic acid | 20:5,3 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 0.04 ± 0.03 | 0.42 ± 0.16∗∗ | |
| Behenic acid | 22:0 | 0.17 ± 0.05 | 0.15 ± 0.05 | 0.17 ± 0.01 | |
| Erucic acid | 22:1 | 0.20 ± 0.06 | 0.18 ± 0.11 | 0.29 ± 0.08∗ | |
| Docosadienoic acid | 22:2,6 | 0.25 ± 0.10 | 0.10 ± 0.11## | 0.02 ± 0.01∗ | |
| Docosatetraenoic acid | 22:4,6 | 0.28 ± 0.16 | 0.45 ± 0.12## | 0.22 ± 0.10∗∗ | |
| Docosapentaenoic acid | 22:5,3 | 0.04 ± 0.03 | 0.07 ± 0.06 | 0.15 ± 0.21 | |
| Lignoceric acid | 24:0 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | |
| Docosahexaenoic acid | 22:6,3 | 1.67 ± 0.39 | 1.94 ± 0.33 | 4.16 ± 1.17∗∗ | |
| Nervonic acid | 24:1 | 0.09 ± 0.04 | 0.20 ± 0.09## | 0.13 ± 0.09 | |
| SFAs | 53.5 ± 11.9 | 40.4 ± 4.1## | 48.1 ± 9.1∗∗ | ||
| MUFAs | 16.9 ± 5.5 | 23.1 ± 2.7## | 19.8 ± 3.6∗ | ||
| n-3 PUFAs | 2.04 ± 0.38 | 2.30 ± 0.33 | 5.1 ± 1.4∗∗ | ||
| n-6 PUFAs | 27.5 ± 6.5 | 34.3 ± 2.8 | 27.0 ± 5.6∗ | ||
| Total PUFAs | 29.6 ± 6.8 | 36.6 ± 3.0 | 32.2 ± 6.8 | ||
| n-6/n-3 PUFAs | 13.4 ± 1.5 | 15.1 ± 1.7 | 5.40 ± 0.75∗∗ | ||
| 16:1/16:0 | 0.04 ± 0.02 | 0.07 ± 0.02## | 0.05 ± 0.02 | ||
| 18:1/18:0 | 0.80 ± 0.52 | 1.51 ± 0.42## | 1.01 ± 0.41∗∗ | ||
Values are expressed as the means ± SD (n = 10); # p < 0.05 and ## p < 0.01 versus WT group; ∗ p < 0.05 and ∗∗ p < 0.01 versus WT/CCl4 group. SFA: saturated fatty acid; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid.