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 (%) | ||
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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