Table 3.
Long-chain acylcarnitines, measured by flow-injection MS/MS.
| 21 neg. controls | Foal | Mare | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acyl-Carnitines |
Mean nmol/L |
Level nmol/L |
% of mean of 34 AM horses |
Level nmol/L |
% of mean of 34 AM horses |
| Dodecanoyl, C12 | 99.8 | 114 | 86.9 | 132 | 101 |
| Dodecenoyl, C12:1 | 15.7 | 75 | 93.5 | 14 | 175 |
| Myristoyl, C 14 | 27.6 | 52.8 | 103 | 30.4 | 59.6 |
| Hydroxymyristoyl, C14-OH | 4.7 | 2.8 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 35.2 |
| Tetradecenoyl C14:1 | 14.1 | 155 | 262 | 13 | 22.1 |
| Tertradecadienoyl C14:2 | 6.2 | 16 | 111 | 6.4 | 44.6 |
| Palmitoyl, C 16 | 43.3 | 61.9 | 33.5 | 42.4 | 22.9 |
| Hydroxypalmitoyl, C 16-OH | 3.6 | 4.3 | 23.0 | 4.9 | 26.1 |
| Palmitoleoy, C 16:1 | 17.7 | 103 | 133 | 12 | 15.4 |
| Hydroxypalmitoleyl, C 16:1-OH | 5.7 | 5.4 | 23.4 | 5.2 | 22.5 |
| Stearyl, C 18 | 24.0 | 34.8 | 49.5 | 23.7 | 33.8 |
| Hydroxy-octadecenoyl, C 18-OH | 4.4 | 11.3 | 164 | 9 | 130 |
| Oleoyl, C 18:1 | 37.1 | 68.5 | 42.0 | 31.7 | 19.4 |
| Hydroxyoleyl, C 18:1-OH | 4.4 | 6.9 | 41.3 | 6.4 | 38.3 |
| Linoleyl, C 18:2 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 19.3 | 11.5 | 30.4 |
| C 18:2-OH | 6.5 | 10 | 64.3 | 17 | 109 |