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Table 1 Fatty acid composition of diet

From: Fasting enriches liver triacylglycerol with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: implications for understanding the adipose–liver axis in serum docosahexaenoic acid regulation

Fatty acid

Chow diet

Diet fatty acid composition (mg fatty acid/g diet)

C 10:0

0.02 ± 0.01

C 12:0

0.06 ± 0.01

C 14:0

0.39 ± 0.05

C 16:0

9.33 ± 0.78

C 17:0

0.14 ± 0.01

C 18:0

4.18 ± 0.37

C 20:0

0.14 ± 0.01

C 22:0

0.14 ± 0.01

C 23:0

0.02 ± 0.01

C 24:0

0.05 ± 0.01

Total SFAs

14.45 ± 1.25

C 14:1

0.04 ± 0.03

C 16:1

0.47 ± 0.05

C 18:1n-7

1.12 ± 0.11

C 18:1n-9

15.65 ± 1.25

C 20:1n-9

0.19 ± 0.01

C 22:1n-9

0.05 ± 0.02

C 24:1n-9

0.01 ± 0.01

Total MUFAs

17.53 ± 1.41

C 18:2n-6

21.82 ± 1.79

C 18:3n-6

0.01 ± 0.01

C 20:2n-6

0.17 ± 0.01

C 20:3n-6

0.02 ± 0.01

C 20:4n-6

0.05 ± 0.01

C 22:2n-6

0.01 ± 0.01

C 22:4n-6

0.02 ± 0.01

C 22:5n-6

0.01 ± 0.01

Total n-6

22.11 ± 1.81

C 18:3n-3

2.22 ± 0.14

C 20:3n-3

0.03 ± 0.01

C 20:5n-3

0.01 ± 0.01

C 22:5n-3

0.02 ± 0.01

C 22:6n-3

0.01 ± 0.01

Total n-3

2.27 ± 0.16

Total fatty acids

56.36 ± 4.60

  1. Results are presented as mean ± SD after three determinations of fatty acid concentrations
  2. SFAs saturated fatty acids, MUFAs monounsaturated fatty acids, N-6 n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, N-3 n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids