Characterization of Positional Distribution of Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerol Molecular Compositions of Marine Fish Oils Rich in Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Table 2
sn-2 positional compositions of major fatty acids in TAGs of marine fish .
Salmon
Anchovy
Tuna
fatty acid
sn-2
%sn-2
sn-2
%sn-2
sn-2
%sn-2
(mol%)
(%)
(mol%)
(%)
(mol%)
(%)
C14:0
6.33±0.28
31.54±0.39
12.79±0.59
41.87±0.27
3.12±0.25
12.86±4.88
C16:0
11.37±0.66
28.29±1.64
27.35±1.27
30.54±0.20
16.08±0.42
31.35±4.33
C16:1
4.38±1.12
24.74±1.02
6.85±0.32
32.95±0.21
5.06±0.12
16.81±0.40
C18:0
8.91±0.64
33.2±0.08
2.69±0.13
22.68±0.14
3.26±0.27
32.03±0.72
C18:1
16.15±1.02
19.27±0.74
8.71±0.40
21.58±0.14
14.68±0.43
26.01±0.54
C20:5-3
17.54±0.01
36.31±0.05
10.54±0.63
33.64±0.28
9.56±0.45
34.17±4.60
C22:6-3
12.62±1.86
50.61±3.07
11.59±0.54
49.28±0.30
25.88±0.49
49.00±0.86
-2 values are means ± standard deviation and are expressed as mass %. %sn-2 calculations were based on more than three samples with triplicate measurements per sample. Different superscript letters in a row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05, p < 0.01).
