Table 1 Analysis of the content of fatty acid (FA) in the serum
From: Effects of increasing intake of soybean oil on synthesis of testosterone in Leydig cells
FA (%) | Group | |
|---|---|---|
ND | SOY | |
Saturated FA | ||
C14:0 (Myristic acid) | 0.71 ± 0.07 | 0.62 ± 0.02* |
C16:0 (PA) | 56.27 ± 1.08 | 53.42 ± 0.98*** |
C18:0 (Stearic acid) | 26.10 ± 0.66 | 26.51 ± 0.65 |
C20:0 (Arachidic acid) | 0.46 ± 0.03 | 0.45 ± 0.02 |
C22:0 | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.01 |
Total saturated FA | 83.68 ± 1.55 | 81.13 ± 1.60* |
Monounsaturated FA | ||
C14:1 | 0.31 ± 0.04 | 0.26 ± 0.03* |
C16:1 (Palmitoleic Acid) | 0.65 ± 0.13 | 0.51 ± 0.08 |
C18:1 (Oleic acid) | 1.79 ± 0.22 | 1.91 ± 0.38 |
C20:1 | 0.29 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.02 |
C22:1 (Erucic acid) | 0.47 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.04* |
C24:1 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.23 ± 0.02** |
Total monounsaturated FA | 3.79 ± 0.22 | 3.60 ± 0.44 |
ω-6 Polyunsaturated FA | ||
C18:2 ω-6 (LA) | 7.35 ± 0.98 | 11.09 ± 0.99*** |
C18:3 ω-6 (γ-Linolenic acid) | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.02*** |
C20:3 ω-6 | 0.29 ± 0.07 | 0.25 ± 0.03 |
C20:4 ω-6 (AA) | 2.94 ± 0.48 | 2.33 ± 0.43* |
Total ω-6 polyunsaturated FA | 10.81 ± 1.40 | 13.82 ± 1.20** |
ω-3 Polyunsaturated FA | ||
C18:3 ω-3 (ALA) | 0.25 ± 0.03 | 0.42 ± 0.08*** |
C20:3 ω-3 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 0.29 ± 0.03* |
C20:5 ω-3 (EPA) | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.17 ± 0.02*** |
C22:6 ω-3 (DHA) | 0.86 ± 0.14 | 0.57 ± 0.07*** |
Total ω-3 polyunsaturated FA | 1.71 ± 0.17 | 1.45 ± 0.11* |