Female Leuciscus lepidus May Be a New Alternative for Fish Oil Supplements
Table 3
Comparison of males and females in terms of muscle and liver fatty acid composition of phospholipid in L. lepidus.
Fatty acids
Muscle
Liver
Male
Female
Male
Female
C12:0
0.18 ± 0.03a
0.13 ± 0.02b
0.85 ± 0.07y
0.93 ± 0.02z
C13:0
1.02 ± 0.07a
0.42 ± 0.07b
0.35 ± 0.05y
0.08 ± 0.01z
C14:0
1.32 ± 0.09a
1.30 ± 0.03a
1.43 ± 0.13y
1.12 ± 0.17z
C15:0
0.53 ± 0.05a
0.40 ± 0.05b
0.42 ± 0.06y
0.87 ± 0.08z
C16:0
11.42 ± 1.80a
12.68 ± 1.74a
13.11 ± 1.15y
12.20 ± 0.25z
C17:0
1.32 ± 0.08a
1.02 ± 0.05b
1.89 ± 0.07y
0.82 ± 0.08y
C18:0
4.78 ± 0.23a
3.12 ± 0.20b
7.20 ± 0.31y
6.38 ± 0.43z
20.57 ± 1.22a
19.07 ± 1.62a
25.25 ± 1.65y
24.40 ± 1.85y
C16:1ω-7
2.34 ± 0.22a
1.80 ± 0.13b
3.88 ± 0.09y
3.69 ± 0.28z
C18:1ω-9
14.01 ± 0.96a
12.86 ± 1.04b
14.70 ± 1.42y
14.07 ± 0.72z
C20:1ω-9
2.14 ± 0.45a
1.12 ± 0.05a
0.87 ± 0.53y
1.03 ± 0.48y
18.49 ± 1.13a
15.78 ± 1.83b
19.45 ± 1.91y
18.79 ± 1.77z
C18:2ω-6
2.35 ± 0.13a
2.15 ± 0.14a
3.31 ± 0.42y
4.99 ± 0.24z
C18:3ω-6
1.55 ± 0.10a
1.25 ± 0.09b
1.78 ± 0.11y
1.82 ± 0.10y
C18:3ω-3
1.45 ± 0.11a
1.82 ± 0.17b
2.74 ± 0.28y
2.82 ± 0.33z
C20:2ω-6
0.22 ± 0.07a
0.14 ± 0.08b
0.41 ± 0.08y
0.59 ± 0.15y
C20:3ω-6
1.07 ± 0.09a
0.48 ± 0.11b
1.23 ± 0.10y
1.28 ± 0.05y
C20:4ω-6
11.10 ± 0.73a
11.07 ± 0.68a
10.14 ± 0.14y
11.03 ± 0.16y
C20:5ω-3
7.02 ± 0.43a
13.10 ± 0.75b
7.06 ± 0.11y
8.08 ± 0.13z
C22:3ω-3
0.12 ± 0.03a
1.06 ± 0.05b
0.16 ± 0.06y
0.08 ± 0.05z
C22:5ω-3
4.15 ± 0.31a
5.14 ± 0.44b
3.73 ± 0.21y
2.03 ± 0.18z
C22:6ω-3
31.91 ± 1.84a
28.94 ± 1.25b
24.74 ± 1.19y
24.09 ± 1.22y
60.94 ± 1.93a
65.15 ± 2.11b
55.30 ± 1.46y
56.81 ± 1.57y
44.65
50.06
38.43
37.10
16.29
15.09
16.87
19.71
2.74
3.31
2.27
1.88
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.
