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Table 4 Fatty acid composition (g/100 g fatty acids) of liver

From: Phenolic compounds from Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) attenuate oxidative stress and reduce blood cholesterol concentrations in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rats

 

C

HC

AQ 70

AQ 140

NEPF 7

NEPF 14

C16:0

20.36 ± 1.96

13.77 ± 0.54ab*

13.84 ± 0.36ab

14.76 ± 1.52b

13.11 ± 0.51a

12.58 ± 0.59a

C18:0

18.27 ± 2.22

7.20 ± 1.28*

6.66 ± 0.58

6.10 ± 1.00

6.22 ± 0.95

6.24 ± 0.84

Total SAFA

39.87 ± 3.13

21.49 ± 1.67 a*

20.90 ± 0.73 ab

21.39 ± 1.63 a

20.59 ± 1.43 ab

19.14 ± 0.88 b

C16:1

0.64 ± 0.37

3.57 ± 0.85ab*

3.17 ± 0.60a

2.74 ± 0.47a

3.76 ± 0.79ab

3.57 ± 0.61b

C18:1

11.75 ± 4.20

25.12 ± 1.78*

25.47 ± 1.12

26.18 ± 1.66

25.50 ± 1.93

26.37 ± 1.73

Total MUFA

12.48 ± 4.66

29.38 ± 2.48 *

29.14 ± 1.73

29.23 ± 1.77

29.76 ± 2.69

30.37 ± 1.96

C18:2

20.29 ± 3.79

31.42 ± 0.85*

32.33 ± 0.77

32.08 ± 2.05

31.57 ± 1.47

32.30 ± 1.26

Total PUFA

45.85 ± 6.55

47.54 ± 1.08

49.20 ± 1.19

48.59 ± 2.34

47.77 ± 1.89

48.05 ± 1.96

C18:1/C18:0

0.64

3.49

3.82

4.29

4.10

4.23

Total lipids (mg)

11.71 ± 2.51

25.06 ± 5.46 *

26.09 ± 4.62

28.13 ± 3.56

25.77 ± 4.93

26.49 ± 1.65

  1. C (normocholesterolemic group), HC (hypercholesterolemic group), AQ 70 (HC + aqueous extract 70 mg/kg), AQ 140 (HC + aqueous extract 140 mg/kg), NEPF 7 (HC + non-esterified phenolic fraction 7 mg/kg), NEPF 14 (HC + non-esterified phenolic fraction 14 mg/kg).
  2. SAFA: Saturated Fatty Acids; MUFA: Monounsaturated Fatty Acids; PUFA: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids.
  3. The results are expressed as the means ± S.E.M (n = 5-8).
  4. Different letters represent significant differences between groups (Tukey-Kramer test, p < 0.05).
  5. * significant difference between normocholesterolemic (C) vs hypercholesterolemic (HC) groups by Student’s t test (p < 0.05).