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. 2017 Jun 15;12(6):e0179292. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179292

Table 1. Transport percentages of caffeic acid and lucifer yellow after 1 hr of transport through a Caco-2 cell monolayer.

Fatty acid Caffeic acid transported (%) Lucifer yellow transported (%)
Test solution Control Test solution Control
Caprylic (C8) 1.10 ± 0.03 0.60 ± 0.01 0.35 ± 0.01 0.11 ± 0.01
Capric (C10) 2.01 ± 0.10 0.71 ± 0.04 0.76 ± 0.02 0.45 ± 0.01
Lauric (C12) 22.01 ± 0.12 1.08 ± 0.07 21.13 ± 0.40 0.25 ± 0.03
Myristic (C14) 15.30 ± 0.25 1.00 ± 0.13 9.76 ± 0.37 0.45 ± 0.01
Palmitic (C16) 1.10 ± 0.13 0.70 ± 0.04 0.40 ± 0.03 0.21 ± 0.01
Oleic (C18:1) 3.70 ± 0.09 0.70 ± 0.04 3.45 ± 0.18 0.27 ± 0.01
Linoleic (C18:2) 13.59 ± 0.35 1.08 ± 0.09 11.26 ± 0.10 0.51 ± 0.01

Absorption of caffeic acid and Lucifer yellow significantly enhanced with all fatty acids under investigation compared to controls (p<0.05). n = 3