Table 2.
Fatty acid characterization in MCD rats versus control rats
| SFA | Control (%) | MCD (%) | *P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C14:0 | Methyl Myristate | 0.86 ± 0.12 | 0.57 ± 0.05 | * |
| C15:0 | Methyl Pentadecanoate | 0.13 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.03 | ns |
| C16:0 | Methyl Palmitate | 26.20 ± 1.38 | 23.56 ± 0.68 | ns |
| C18:0 | Methyl Stearate | 14.82 ± 1.53 | 6.46 ± 0.42 | *** |
| C20:0 | Methyl Arachidate | 0.24 ± 0.09 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | * |
| C22:0 | Methyl Behenate | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.004 | *** |
| C24:0 | Methyl Lignocerate | 0.18 ± 0.03 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | * |
| MUFA | ||||
| C16:1 | Methyl Palmitoleate | 1.54 ± 0.17 | 1.10 ± 0.18 | ns |
| C18:1n | Methyl Oleate | 17.49 ± 1.45 | 22.92 ± 0.82 | * |
| C18:1 | Methyl Vaccenate | 3.26 ± 0.55 | 2.21 ± 0.13 | * |
| C20:1 | Methyl 11-eicosenoate | 0.41 ± 0.09 | 0.27 ± 0.07 | ns |
| C22:1 | Methyl Erucate | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.09 ± 0.04 | ns |
| C24:1 | Methyl Nervonate | 0.11 ± 0.03 | 0.017 ± 0.003 | * |
| PUFA | ||||
| C18:2 | Methyl Linoleate | 21.45 ± 1.39 | 31.02 ± 0.88 | *** |
| C18:3 | Methyl Linolenate | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 1.38 ± 0.06 | *** |
| C20:2 | Methyl 11,14-eicosadienoate | 0.62 ± 0.15 | 0.36 ± 0.11 | * |
| C20:3 | Methyl 8,11,14-eicosatrienoate | 0.33 ± 0.04 | 0.73 ± 0.05 | *** |
| C20:4 | Methyl Arachidonate | 11.66 ± 1.00 | 5.93 ± 0.53 | *** |
| C22:4 | Methyl Docosatetraenoate | 0.64 ± 0.12 | 1.17 ± 0.03 | * |
| C22:5 | Methyl Docosapentaenoate | 0.39 ± 0.11 | 0.76 ± 0.06 | * |
| C22:6 | Methyl Docosahexaenoate | 1.53 ± 0.22 | 0.81 ± 0.08 | * |