Table 3

Fatty acid composition (%) of liver, plasma and adipose tissue of Wistar rats fed RA or CLnA as FFA or TAG. Results are expressed as means (SD) of 6 determinations.




Saturated
 Monounsaturated
 Polyunsaturated
 Conjugated
Lipid form
 Organ
 Lipid class
 Diet
 C16:0
 C18:0
 16:1 n-7
 18:1 n-9
 18:2 n-6
 20:4 n-6
 RA
 CLnA

Liver
 PL
 RA
 19.14
 23.21
 1.19a*
 9.25
 6.67a*
 23.08a
 0.23
 ND



CLnA
 18.65
 22.85*
 1.91b
 9.17*
 8.68b
 20.20b
 ND
 0.42


NL
 RA
 30.67
 3.14
 4.46a*
 48.41a*
 2.66
 0.86
 1.46
 ND



CLnA
 31.73
 3.33
 6.56b
 42.63
 3.17
 0.77
 ND
 2.18

FFA
 Plasma
 PL
 RA
 27.24
 25.15
 0.79a*
 12.24a
 14.20
 10.25a
 0.24
 ND



CLnA
 27.59
 25.73
 1.19b
 10.93b
 15.17
 8.79b
 ND
 0.25


TAG
 RA
 25.71
 2.13
 3.69a*
 53.98a*
 4.64a
 0.30
 1.39
 ND



CLnA
 0.69
 1.86
 5.90b
 46.76b
 5.86b
 0.30
 ND
 2.69


CE
 RA
 26.70
 0.71
 3.15a*
 16.83
 15.68a
 43.73
 0.11
 ND



CLnA
 9.98*
 0.66*
 4.93b
 15.53*
 17.53b
 41.50
 ND
 0.32


Adipose
 TAG
 RA
 22.91
 2.35a
 6.56*
 49.98
 6.79
 0.26
 3.44
 ND



CLnA
 23.93*
 1.95
 6.80
 47.79
 7.16*
 0.14
 ND
 3.79

Liver
 PL
 RA
 18.68a
 22.59a
 1.97
 8.93a
 7.9
 21.18
 0.29
 ND



CLnA
 17.20b
 24.15b
 1.84
 7.75
 8.1
 21.45
 ND
 0.32


NL
 RA
 33.93
 2.89
 7.04
 42.89
 2.58
 0.71
 1.24
 ND



CLnA
 34.81
 3.04
 7.59
 40.49
 2.54
 0.59
 ND
 1.79

TAG
 Plasma
 PL
 RA
 28.51a
 24.61a
 1.35
 11.29a
 13.48
 9.75
 0.26
 ND



CLnA
 25.95b
 26.79b
 1.29
 10.12b
 14.35
 10.24
 ND
 0.27


TAG
 RA
 27.80
 1.80
 5.97
 46.37
 5.61
 0.34
 2.63
 ND



CLnA
 27.09
 1.88
 6.60
 45.32
 5.76
 0.34
 ND
 3.01


CE
 RA
 8.75
 0.66
 5.01
 14.83a
 15.34
 44.73
 0.26
 ND



CLnA
 8.72
 0.55
 5.45
 12.74
 16.77
 44.98
 ND
 0.47


Adipose
 TAG
 RA
 25.72
 2.24a
 8.12
 46.69
 6.05
 0.17
 3.03
 ND



CLnA
 26.68
 2.00
 7.87
 45.14
 6.30
 0.15
 ND
 3.27

Values with different letters are significantly different (P < 0,05) and compare the fatty acid (RA and CLnA) under the same form (FFA or TAG)

Values with an * are significantly different (P < 0,05) and compare the form (FFA and TAG) within one diet (RA or CLnA)

Plourde et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:8   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-8