Female Leuciscus lepidus May Be a New Alternative for Fish Oil Supplements
Table 4
Comparison of males and females in terms of muscle and liver fatty acid composition of triacylglycerol in L. lepidus.
Fatty acids
Muscle
Liver
Male
Female
Male
Female
C12:0
0.04 ± 0.01a
0.18 ± 0.03b
0.22 ± 0.04y
0.19 ± 0.02z
C13:0
1.42 ± 0.06a
1.83 ± 0.10a
1.68 ± 0.05y
1.96 ± 0.01z
C14:0
1.68 ± 0.05a
1.44 ± 0.02a
2.44 ± 0.13y
2.42 ± 0.17z
C15:0
0.45 ± 0.05a
0.57 ± 0.06b
1.25 ± 0.06y
1.22 ± 0.08z
C16:0
20.41 ± 0.30a
17.65 ± 0.41b
22.15 ± 0.39y
23.47 ± 0.25z
C17:0
1.33 ± 0.08a
1.47 ± 0.01b
1.43 ± 0.07y
1.42 ± 0.08y
C18:0
7.15 ± 0.13a
8.43 ± 0.21b
13.01 ± 0.31y
13.05 ± 0.43z
32.48 ± 0.92a
31.57 ± 1.02b
42.18 ± 1.65y
43.73 ± 1.85y
C16:1ω-7
13.26 ± 0.25a
13.06 ± 0.11a
11.23 ± 0.09y
10.45 ± 0.28z
C18:1ω-9
23.12 ± 0.76a
23.04 ± 0.99b
20.11 ± 0.42y
21.03 ± 0.72z
C20:1ω-9
3.12 ± 0.49a
3.15 ± 0.45a
3.03 ± 0.53y
3.02 ± 0.48y
39.50 ± 1.13a
39.25 ± 1.83a
34.37 ± 1.91y
34.50 ± 1.77z
C18:2ω-6
4.89 ± 0.19a
4.49 ± 0.14a
3.39 ± 0.87y
2.51 ± 0.74z
C18:3ω-6
1.24 ± 0.11a
1.59 ± 0.18b
0.81 ± 0.13y
0.88 ± 0.10y
C18:3ω-3
0.85 ± 0.11a
0.64 ± 0.18b
1.24 ± 0.31y
1.13 ± 0.35z
C20:2ω-6
0.25 ± 0.17a
0.47 ± 0.20b
0.38 ± 0.08y
0.44 ± 0.15z
C20:3ω-6
2.10 ± 0.13a
2.12 ± 0.10a
0.46 ± 0.12y
0.34 ± 0.20y
C20:4ω-6
1.14 ± 0.03a
1.16 ± 0.07a
2.61 ± 0.16y
2.13 ± 0.11z
C20:5ω-3
6.93 ± 0.48a
6.14 ± 0.65a
4.83 ± 0.15y
5.05 ± 0.011y
C22:3ω-3
0.11 ± 0.03a
0.19 ± 0.05b
0.09 ± 0.04y
0.02 ± 0.04z
C22:5ω-3
2.02 ± 0.11a
2.14 ± 0.24a
1.51 ± 0.31y
1.17 ± 0.33z
C22:6ω-3
8.49 ± 1.14a
10.24 ± 1.25b
8.13 ± 1.10y
8.10 ± 1.28y
28.02 ± 1.68a
29.18 ± 1.71b
23.45 ± 1.12y
21.77 ± 1.03z
18.40
19.35
15.80
15.47
9.62
9.83
7.65
6.30
1.91
1.96
2.06
2.45
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.
