Table 2.
SHR erythrocyte saturated fatty acid composition (%total fatty acids) following the consumption of diets with a 25:1 ω-6/ω-3 FAR for 6 weeks§
| Dietary Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatty acid | Structure | AIN-76A | C | CG | PL | SPG |
| Capric | C10:0 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Undecanoic | C11:0 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Lauric | C12:0 | 0.24 ± 0.00a | 0.43 ± 0.22ab | 0.06 ± 0.01a | 0.12 ± 0.04ab | 0.16 ± 0.06b |
| Tridecyclic | C13:0 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Myristic | C14:0 | 0.17 ± 0.02a | 0.23 ± 0.05ab | 0.15 ± 0.03a | 0.20 ± 0.03ab | 0.29 ± 0.04b |
| Pentadecanoic | C15:0 | 0.12 ± 0.01a | 0.14 ± 0.01ab | 0.13 ± 0.01ab | 0.17 ± 0.02ab | 0.18 ± 0.01b |
| Palmitic | C16:0 | 60.08 ± 5.47a | 27.08 ± 1.61b | 24.71 ± 1.60b | 23.77 ± 0.90b | 23.05 ± 0.46b |
| Heptadecanoic | C17:0 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Stearic | C18:0 | 11.15 ± 2.80a | 16.80 ± 1.04b | 16.33 ± 1.05b | 15.01 ± 0.52ab | 14.52 ± 0.29ab |
| Arachidic | C20:0 | nd | 0.20 ± 0.01 | nd | nd | nd |
| Behenic | C22:0 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Lignoceric | C24:0 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Total SFAs | 71.82 ± 3.43 a | 45.25 ± 2.36 b | 41.72 ± 2.71 b | 39.65 ± 1.41 b | 38.63 ± 0.80 b | |
§Data are (expressed as) mean percentage ± SE. Values in the same row that do not share the same superscript letter are significantly different according to analysis of variance and Duncan’s post hoc procedures (p < .05); nd not detected