Table 1.
Fatty acid composition (% of total) in mature Atlantic salmon adipocytes. Differentiated cells at day 9 were incubated with oleic (OA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for 6 days (mean ± SEM; n = 3).
| OA | DHA | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:0 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.803 |
| 16:0 | 10.2 ± 0.8 | 11.3 ± 0.2 | 0.231 |
| 18:0 | 7.4 ± 0.2 a | 8.2 ± 0.2 b | 0.032 |
| ƩSFA 1 | 20.2 ± 0.9 | 21.4 ± 0.6 | 0.318 |
| 16:1n-7 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 0.457 |
| 16:1n-9 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.338 |
| 18:1n-7 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.1 | 0.208 |
| 18:1n-9 | 34.8 ± 1.1 a | 19.2 ± 0.6 b | 0.0003 |
| 18:1n-11 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.728 |
| 20:1n-9 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 0.5523 |
| 22:1n-11 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 0.349 |
| ƩMUFA 2 | 45.4 ± 1.4 a | 30.7 ± 0.7 b | 0.0008 |
| 18:2n-6 | 3.9 ± 0.1 | 4.6 ± 0.2 | 0.035 |
| 20:2n-6 | 0.6 ± 0.0 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.670 |
| 20:4n-6 | 5.3 ± 0.1 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 0.412 |
| Ʃn-6 3 | 11.1 ± 0.6 | 11.1 ± 0.7 | 0.961 |
| 18:3n-3 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 0.680 |
| 20:5n-3 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 4.3 ± 0.6 | 0.923 |
| 22:5n-3 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 0.576 |
| 22:6n-3 | 9.0 ± 0.6 a | 23.2 ± 1.0 b | 0.0003 |
| Ʃn-3 4 | 18.0 ± 0.7 a | 32.2 ± 1.1 b | 0.0003 |
| PUFA 5 | 29.9 ± 0.7 a | 44.8 ± 1.2 b | 0.0005 |
a,b Mean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (p < 0.05; Student’s t-test). 1 Includes 15:0, 17:0, 20:0, and 22:0. 2 Includes 14:1n-5, 15:1, 16:1n-5, 17:1n-7, 20:1n-11, 22:1n-9, and 24:1n-9. 3 Includes 16:2n-6, 20:3n-6, and 22:4n-6. 4 Includes 16:2n-3 and 20:4n-3. 5 Includes 16:3n-4.