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Table 2 Fatty acid composition of various diets

From: Bio F1B hamster: a unique animal model with reduced lipoprotein lipase activity to investigate nutrient mediated regulation of lipoprotein metabolism

Fatty Acid

Diet

  

(%)

FO

MUFA

N6:N3

14:0

15

0.8

4

16:0

17

15

23

16:1 n-7

10.3

1.5

4.5

18:0

7.0

9.1

7.8

18:1

6.2

53

41

18:2 n-6

1

18

12

18:3 n-3

0.5

0.8

-

18:4 n-3

-

-

-

20:1 n-9

-

-

-

20:4 n-6

6

1.6

4.5

20:5 n-3

12

0.2

1

22:5 n-3

7

-

0.3

22:6 n-3

18

-

1.9

SFA

39

24.9

34.8

MUFA

16.5

54.5

45.5

N6 PUFA

7

19.6

16.5

N3 PUFA

37.5

1

3.2

N6-N3 ratio

0.2

19.6

5.16

  1. Lipids were extracted from the fish oil (FO), monounsaturated fatty acid rich (MUFA), and N6:N3 diets (% of total fatty acids) as explained under materials and methods. Fatty acid composition was determined by gas liquid chromatography (GLC).
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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