Table 7. The principal fatty acid profiles (% total fatty acids) of the neutral lipids and polar lipids in the muscles of adult female E. sinensis.
Fatty acids | Neutral lipids | Polar lipids | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 ‰ | 6 ‰ | 12 ‰ | 18 ‰ | 0 ‰ | 6 ‰ | 12 ‰ | 18 ‰ | |
C16:0 | 9.51 ± 0.34 | 9.65 ± 0.08 | 9.51 ± 0.44 | 9.06 ± 0.02 | 10.96 ± 0.04 | 11.10 ± 0.03 | 11.09 ± 0.14 | 10.80 ± 0.02 |
C18:0 | 10.04 ± 0.27 | 10.04 ± 0.09 | 9.67 ± 0.17 | 10.12 ± 0.13 | 5.65 ± 0.11 | 5.38 ± 0.28 | 5.65 ± 0.08 | 5.48 ± 0.05 |
∑SFA | 20.51 ± 0.65 | 20.56 ± 0.20 | 20.05 ± 0.26 | 19.99 ± 0.17 | 17.71 ± 0.10 | 17.53 ± 0.27 | 17.89 ± 0.30 | 17.30 ± 0.08 |
C16:1 | 2.70 ± 0.02 | 2.69 ± 0.13 | 2.48 ± 0.32 | 2.83 ± 0.06 | 3.46 ± 0.17 | 3.47 ± 0.34 | 3.22 ± 0.02 | 3.43 ± 0.07 |
C18:1n9 | 16.99 ± 0.27 | 17.28 ± 0.04 | 17.18 ± 0.89 | 18.04 ± 0.22 | 19.93 ± 0.23 | 20.25 ± 0.02 | 20.62 ± 0.06 | 20.91 ± 0.37 |
C18:1n7 | 3.61 ± 0.16 | 3.81 ± 0.29 | 3.60 ± 0.29 | 3.84 ± 0.06 | 4.08 ± 0.09 | 4.19 ± 0.20 | 4.15 ± 0.05 | 4.16 ± 0.10 |
C20:1n9 | 0.84 ± 0.02 | 0.86 ± 0.01 | 0.79 ± 0.05 | 0.94 ± 0.05 | 0.75 ± 0.01 | 0.74 ± 0.01 | 0.76 ± 0.05 | 0.79 ± 0.07 |
∑MUFA | 24.49 ± 0.45 | 24.95 ± 0.43 | 24.40 ± 1.60 | 26.02 ± 0.39 | 28.75 ± 0.32 | 29.16 ± 0.57 | 29.32 ± 0.13 | 29.82 ± 0.60 |
C18:2n6 | 9.49 ± 0.33 | 10.78 ± 0.81 | 10.44 ± 0.34 | 9.69 ± 0.71 | 7.74 ± 0.53 | 10.29 ± 1.00 | 9.48 ± 0.67 | 8.10 ± 0.26 |
C18:3n3 | 0.95 ± 0.03 | 1.09 ± 0.03 | 1.09 ± 0.12 | 1.06 ± 0.01 | 0.83 ± 0.03b | 1.13 ± 0.02a | 1.06 ± 0.04a | 0.94 ± 0.04ab |
C20:2n6 | 2.52 ± 0.07 | 2.52 ± 0.12 | 2.56 ± 0.13 | 2.69 ± 0.08 | 1.64 ± 0.01 | 1.69 ± 0.02 | 1.73 ± 0.07 | 1.75 ± 0.03 |
C20:4n6 | 7.36 ± 0.16 | 7.64 ± 0.18 | 7.20 ± 0.61 | 8.09 ± 0.17 | 5.75 ± 0.36 | 5.76 ± 0.02 | 5.40 ± 0.25 | 6.09 ± 0.20 |
C20:5n3 | 15.82 ± 0.64 | 14.72 ± 0.27 | 14.70 ± 0.22 | 15.39 ± 0.03 | 16.82 ± 0.21a | 15.43 ± 0.02b | 15.52 ± 0.53b | 16.10 ± 0.20ab |
C22:5n3 | 0.66 ± 0.03b | 0.83 ± 0.05ab | 1.02 ± 0.13a | 0.89 ± 0.10ab | 1.07 ± 0.07 | 1.14 ± 0.03 | 1.12 ± 0.02 | 1.21 ± 0.05 |
C22:6n3 | 12.12 ± 0.37 | 10.92 ± 0.75 | 11.76 ± 0.13 | 11.39 ± 0.17 | 14.25 ± 0.03a | 12.58 ± 0.56b | 13.21 ± 0.33ab | 13.07 ± 0.10ab |
∑PUFA | 49.42 ± 1.31 | 48.99 ± 0.56 | 49.27 ± 0.91 | 49.73 ± 0.69 | 48.37 ± 0.39 | 48.29 ± 0.42 | 47.80 ± 0.04 | 47.53 ± 0.70 |
∑n-3PUFA | 30.06 ± 1.08 | 28.05 ± 1.07 | 29.07 ± 0.17 | 29.28 ± 0.27 | 33.23 ± 0.22a | 30.55 ± 0.58b | 31.19 ± 0.95ab | 31.60 ± 0.27ab |
∑n-6PUFA | 19.37 ± 0.23 | 20.93 ± 0.52 | 20.20 ± 1.07 | 20.45 ± 0.95 | 15.14 ± 0.17 | 17.74 ± 1.00 | 16.61 ± 0.99 | 15.93 ± 0.43 |
n-3/n-6 | 1.56 ± 0.08 | 1.35 ± 0.10 | 1.45 ± 0.06 | 1.45 ± 0.13 | 2.21 ± 0.12a | 1.74 ± 0.10b | 1.89 ± 0.09ab | 2.00 ± 0.12ab |
∑LC-PUFA | 36.47 ± 0.89 | 34.59 ± 1.21 | 35.18 ± 0.55 | 36.30 ± 0.11 | 38.15 ± 0.17a | 35.18 ± 0.59b | 35.53 ± 0.67b | 36.75 ± 0.52ab |
Unknown | 4.50 ± 1.32 | 5.51 ± 0.78 | 5.31 ± 0.03 | 4.27 ± 0.13 | 5.17 ± 0.17 | 5.03 ± 0.12 | 5.00 ± 0.22 | 5.36 ± 0.03 |
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.