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 | ||||||
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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.