Table 6. The principal fatty acid profiles (% total fatty acids) of the neutral lipids and polar lipids in the muscles of adult male E. sinensis.
Fatty acids | Neutral lipids | Polar lipids | ||||||
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0 ‰ | 6 ‰ | 12 ‰ | 18 ‰ | 0 ‰ | 6 ‰ | 12 ‰ | 18 ‰ | |
C16:0 | 9.38 ± 0.28a | 9.02 ± 0.09ab | 8.82 ± 0.03ab | 8.77 ± 0.06b | 11.20 ± 0.10 | 10.82 ± 0.08 | 10.53 ± 0.53 | 11.05 ± 0.68 |
C18:0 | 11.11 ± 0.09 | 10.96 ± 0.08 | 10.72 ± 0.21 | 11.01 ± 0.05 | 6.03 ± 0.06b | 6.50 ± 0.13ab | 6.13 ± 0.05ab | 6.76 ± 0.30a |
∑SFA | 21.42 ± 0.37a | 20.80 ± 0.01ab | 20.40 ± 0.21b | 20.59 ± 0.03ab | 18.31 ± 0.10 | 18.32 ± 0.23 | 17.71 ± 0.55 | 18.83 ± 1.02 |
C16:1 | 1.85 ± 0.13 | 2.21 ± 0.05 | 2.11 ± 0.14 | 1.91 ± 0.05 | 2.70 ± 0.02 | 2.68 ± 0.10 | 2.77 ± 0.21 | 2.62 ± 0.14 |
C18:1n9 | 15.69 ± 0.33 | 15.90 ± 0.44 | 16.03 ± 0.43 | 16.53 ± 0.23 | 20.37 ± 0.03 | 19.85 ± 0.11 | 20.19 ± 0.70 | 20.64 ± 0.52 |
C18:1n7 | 3.35 ± 0.02 | 3.65 ± 0.01 | 3.77 ± 0.21 | 3.68 ± 0.28 | 3.55 ± 0.11b | 3.93 ± 0.09ab | 4.27 ± 0.17a | 4.09 ± 0.27ab |
C20:1n9 | 0.89 ± 0.13 | 0.75 ± 0.03 | 0.85 ± 0.05 | 0.91 ± 0.11 | 0.62 ± 0.04 | 0.61 ± 0.03 | 0.72 ± 0.03 | 0.62 ± 0.06 |
∑MUFA | 22.13 ± 0.37 | 22.85 ± 0.46 | 23.13 ± 0.52 | 23.37 ± 0.24 | 27.75 ± 0.25 | 27.54 ± 0.34 | 28.48 ± 0.64 | 28.48 ± 0.89 |
C18:2n6 | 11.95 ± 0.81 | 11.56 ± 0.70 | 10.72 ± 0.49 | 12.03 ± 0.38 | 9.77 ± 0.85 | 8.59 ± 0.21 | 8.65 ± 0.48 | 9.18 ± 0.02 |
C18:3n3 | 1.28 ± 0.05 | 1.47 ± 0.11 | 1.18 ± 0.04 | 1.47 ± 0.11 | 0.89 ± 0.05 | 0.94 ± 0.05 | 0.81 ± 0.02 | 0.99 ± 0.10 |
C20:2n6 | 2.99 ± 0.22 | 2.96 ± 0.21 | 3.25 ± 0.18 | 3.11 ± 0.06 | 1.39 ± 0.07 | 1.46 ± 0.03 | 1.48 ± 0.04 | 1.50 ± 0.17 |
C20:4n6 | 6.88 ± 0.12 | 8.01 ± 0.08 | 7.97 ± 0.16 | 7.28 ± 0.92 | 5.22 ± 0.07 | 6.60 ± 0.02 | 6.42 ± 0.38 | 5.93 ± 0.81 |
C20:5n3 | 16.84 ± 0.97 | 16.88 ± 0.24 | 16.61 ± 0.15 | 16.87 ± 0.02 | 17.78 ± 0.57 | 18.14 ± 0.26 | 17.36 ± 0.41 | 17.80 ± 0.02 |
C22:5n3 | 0.47 ± 0.01b | 0.52 ± 0.02ab | 0.58 ± 0.01a | 0.54 ± 0.04ab | 0.71 ± 0.04 | 0.80 ± 0.02 | 0.84 ± 0.04 | 0.75 ± 0.09 |
C22:6n3 | 12.74 ± 0.10 | 11.96 ± 0.53 | 12.63 ± 0.06 | 11.75 ± 0.62 | 13.66 ± 0.07a | 13.33 ± 0.19ab | 13.48 ± 0.28ab | 12.65 ± 0.34b |
∑PUFA | 53.66 ± 0.14 | 53.92 ± 0.09 | 53.54 ± 0.42 | 53.67 ± 0.16 | 49.59 ± 0.11 | 50.06 ± 0.25 | 49.25 ± 0.68 | 49.01 ± 1.54 |
∑n-3PUFA | 31.84 ± 0.77 | 31.39 ± 0.91 | 31.61 ± 0.10 | 31.26 ± 0.44 | 33.21 ± 0.61 | 33.42 ± 0.02 | 32.70 ± 0.74 | 32.40 ± 0.56 |
∑n-6PUFA | 21.82 ± 0.90 | 22.53 ± 0.82 | 21.93 ± 0.51 | 22.41 ± 0.60 | 16.38 ± 0.71 | 16.65 ± 0.26 | 16.55 ± 0.06 | 16.61 ± 0.98 |
n-3/n-6 | 1.46 ± 0.05 | 1.40 ± 0.04 | 1.45 ± 0.03 | 1.40 ± 0.04 | 2.03 ± 0.05 | 2.01 ± 0.06 | 1.98 ± 0.04 | 1.96 ± 0.05 |
∑LC-PUFA | 37.44 ± 0.93 | 37.93 ± 0.89 | 38.39 ± 0.29 | 37.07 ± 0.37 | 37.55 ± 0.63 | 39.07 ± 0.06 | 38.31 ± 1.10 | 37.35 ± 1.27 |
Unknown | 2.80 ± 0.13 | 2.67 ± 0.33 | 2.94 ± 0.31 | 2.38 ± 0.11 | 4.36 ± 0.24 | 4.08 ± 0.13 | 4.57 ± 0.49 | 3.88 ± 0.36 |
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.