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. 2019 Jul 3;14(7):e0219260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219260

Table 3. The principal fatty acid profiles (% total fatty acids) of the neutral lipids and polar lipids in the ovaries of adult female E. sinensis.

Fatty acids Neutral lipids Polar lipids
0 ‰ 6 ‰ 12 ‰ 18 ‰ 0 ‰ 6 ‰ 12 ‰ 18 ‰
C14:0 1.08 ± 0.02 1.05 ± 0.06 1.07 ± 0.07 0.94 ± 0.01 0.34 ± 0.01 0.33 ± 0.02 0.32 ± 0.02 0.29 ± 0.01
C16:0 14.90 ± 0.03 14.60 ± 0.14 14.41 ± 0.26 14.76 ± 0.21 8.83 ± 0.14 8.89 ± 0.01 8.44 ± 0.24 9.28 ± 0.27
C18:0 3.21 ± 0.01 3.29 ± 0.17 3.25 ± 0.05 3.28 ± 0.04 5.76 ± 0.16 6.03 ± 0.48 5.90 ± 0.10 5.72 ± 0.22
∑SFA 19.00 ± 0.01 18.75 ± 0.34 18.58 ± 0.28 18.91 ± 0.24 15.24 ± 0.31 15.57 ± 0.49 15.01 ± 0.30 15.64 ± 0.48
C16:1 11.72 ± 0.49 11.44 ± 0.85 10.61 ± 0.49 12.08 ± 0.07 7.69 ± 0.28 7.24 ± 0.69 6.59 ± 0.13 7.81 ± 0.28
C17:1n7 0.76 ± 0.01 0.71 ± 0.01 0.77 ± 0.01 0.75 ± 0.05 0.57 ± 0.03 0.57 ± 0.03 0.62 ± 0.03 0.62 ± 0.01
C18:1n9 22.82 ± 0.07b 23.32 ± 0.34ab 23.68 ± 0.11ab 24.27 ± 0.17a 20.55 ± 0.20b 20.99 ± 0.23ab 21.27 ± 0.32ab 22.40 ± 0.47a
C18:1n7 5.29 ± 0.15 5.20 ± 0.34 5.12 ± 0.27 5.32 ± 0.01 6.35 ± 0.39 6.33 ± 0.42 6.21 ± 0.45 6.59 ± 0.03
C20:1n9 0.56 ± 0.01 0.52 ± 0.02 0.59 ± 0.05 0.55 ± 0.01 0.86 ± 0.03 0.88 ± 0.06 1.02 ± 0.06 0.87 ± 0.04
∑MUFA 41.14 ± 0.43 41.18 ± 0.88 40.75 ± 0.71 42.97 ± 0.28 36.02 ± 0.14 35.99 ± 1.40 35.69 ± 0.99 38.28 ± 0.82
C18:2n6 9.74 ± 0.58 12.26 ± 1.40 11.20 ± 0.51 10.35 ± 0.50 9.21 ± 0.78 11.02 ± 1.05 10.17 ± 0.29 9.78 ± 0.31
C18:3n3 1.82 ± 0.09 2.15 ± 0.01 2.11 ± 0.21 2.03 ± 0.19 1.52 ± 0.02 1.90 ± 0.03 1.91 ± 0.20 1.86 ± 0.16
C20:2n6 1.06 ± 0.01 1.17 ± 0.06 1.19 ± 0.03 1.15 ± 0.01 1.22 ± 0.01 1.31 ± 0.03 1.36 ± 0.02 1.36 ± 0.03
C20:4n6 3.52 ± 0.09 3.49 ± 0.18 3.58 ± 0.40 3.46 ± 0.05 5.63 ± 0.13 5.48 ± 0.03 5.53 ± 0.65 5.16 ± 0.22
C20:5n3 6.82 ± 0.25 6.08 ± 0.16 6.63 ± 0.02 6.18 ± 0.07 10.78 ± 0.22 10.38 ± 0.16 10.72 ± 0.06 10.05 ± 0.22
C22:5n3 0.74 ± 0.03 0.67 ± 0.01 0.70 ± 0.03 0.69 ± 0.04 1.62 ± 0.12 1.62 ± 0.05 1.54 ± 0.09 1.57 ± 0.13
C22:6n3 7.55 ± 0.17a 5.88 ± 0.21b 6.78 ± 0.28ab 5.77 ± 0.12b 10.57 ± 0.05 9.52 ± 0.01 10.34 ± 0.09 9.21 ± 0.65
∑PUFA 31.55 ± 0.64 32.01 ± 0.89 32.53 ± 0.95 29.98 ± 0.57 40.88 ± 0.69 41.59 ± 1.20 41.90 ± 0.84 39.37 ± 1.37
∑n-3PUFA 17.23 ± 0.16a 15.10 ± 0.38b 16.56 ± 0.02a 15.01 ± 0.02b 24.82 ± 0.04 23.79 ± 0.15 24.85 ± 0.11 23.07 ± 0.82
∑n-6PUFA 14.32 ± 0.48 16.91 ± 1.27 15.97 ± 0.94 14.97 ± 0.56 16.06 ± 0.65 17.80 ± 1.04 17.06 ± 0.95 16.30 ± 0.56
n-3/n-6 1.21 ± 0.07 0.90 ± 0.05 1.04 ± 0.04 1.04 ± 0.13 1.55 ± 0.06 1.34 ± 0.05 1.46 ± 0.06 1.45 ± 0.16
∑LC-PUFA 18.93 ± 0.03 16.44 ± 0.55 18.02 ± 0.62 16.44 ± 0.25 28.93 ± 0.06 27.37 ± 0.12 28.47 ± 0.65 26.38 ± 1.06
Unknown 8.31 ± 0.19 8.05 ± 0.36 8.15 ± 0.03 8.16 ± 0.05 7.87 ± 0.24 6.85 ± 0.29 7.40 ± 0.46 6.71 ± 0.06

Data are presented as mean ± SE (n = 2). Values within the same row with different letters mean significant difference. Fatty acids contents < 0.5% are not listed in this table. ∑SFA: total saturated fatty acids; ∑MUFA: total monounsaturated fatty acids; ∑PUFA: total polyunsaturated fatty acids; ∑LC-PUFA: total long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.