Female Leuciscus lepidus May Be a New Alternative for Fish Oil Supplements
Table 2
Comparison of males and females in terms of muscle and liver fatty acid composition of total lipid in L. lepidus.
Fatty acids
Muscle
Liver
Male
Female
Male
Female
C12:0
0.02 ± 0.01a
0.12 ± 0.02b
0.15 ± 0.04y
0.10 ± 0.02z
C13:0
0.82 ± 0.07a
1.02 ± 0.09a
0.32 ± 0.05y
0.08 ± 0.01z
C14:0
1.30 ± 0.02a
1.32 ± 0.02a
1.38 ± 0.13y
1.12 ± 0.17z
C15:0
0.40 ± 0.05a
0.53 ± 0.06b
0.28 ± 0.06y
0.87 ± 0.08z
C16:0
14.84 ± 0.30a
10.42 ± 0.41b
15.30 ± 0.39y
13.20 ± 0.75z
C17:0
1.30 ± 0.08a
0.32 ± 0.01b
0.80 ± 0.07y
0.82 ± 0.08y
C18:0
6.15 ± 0.13a
8.06 ± 0.21b
9.01 ± 0.31y
11.21 ± 0.43z
24.83 ± 0.92a
21.79 ± 1.02b
27.24 ± 1.65y
27.40 ± 1.85y
C16:1ω-7
7.26 ± 0.25a
6.07 ± 0.11a
7.87 ± 0.09y
5.63 ± 0.28z
C18:1ω-9
17.86 ± 0.76a
19.22 ± 0.99b
16.72 ± 0.42y
18.03 ± 0.72z
C20:1ω-9
2.54 ± 0.49a
2.94 ± 0.45a
3.89 ± 0.53y
3.14 ± 0.48y
27.66 ± 1.13a
28.23 ± 1.83a
28.48 ± 1.91y
26.80 ± 1.77z
C18:2ω-6
4.65 ± 0.19a
4.18 ± 0.14a
5.39 ± 0.87y
6.95 ± 0.74z
C18:3ω-6
1.02 ± 0.11a
1.50 ± 0.18b
0.70 ± 0.13y
0.81 ± 0.10y
C18:3ω-3
0.82 ± 0.11a
0.53 ± 0.18b
2.70 ± 0.31y
2.83 ± 0.35y
C20:2ω-6
0.27 ± 0.17a
0.51 ± 0.20b
0.42 ± 0.08y
0.56 ± 0.15z
C20:3ω-6
2.42 ± 0.13a
2.40 ± 0.10a
0.20 ± 0.12y
0.24 ± 0.20y
C20:4ω-6
3.07 ± 0.03a
2.10 ± 0.07b
6.14 ± 0.16y
7.14 ± 0.11z
C20:5ω-3
8.16 ± 0.48a
8.06 ± 0.65a
5.10 ± 0.15y
5.07 ± 0.10y
C22:3ω-3
0.06 ± 0.03a
0.12 ± 0.05b
0.10 ± 0.04y
0.04 ± 0.04z
C22:5ω-3
4.02 ± 0.11a
4.57 ± 0.24b
2.70 ± 0.31y
2.02 ± 0.33z
C22:6ω-3
23.02 ± 1.14a
26.01 ± 1.25b
20.83 ± 1.10y
20.14 ± 1.28y
47.51 ± 1.68a
49.98 ± 1.71b
44.28 ± 0.68y
45.80 ± 0.68y
36.08
39.29
31.43
30.10
11.43
10.69
12.85
15.70
3.15
3.68
2.44
1.91
The values are shown as mean ± SD. Mean values are averages of three replicates. Different letters in the same row and values in male and female represent significant statistical differences, . SFA: saturated fatty acid; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid.
