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Table 4 Serum fatty acid composition (percentage of total identified fatty acids) of the experimental groups1

From: Changes in pancreatic histology, insulin secretion and oxidative status in diabetic rats following treatment with Ficus deltoidea and vitexin

Fatty acids composition (%)

Groups

NC

DC

DMET

DFD

DV

Saturated fatty acid (SFA)

 Myristic acid (C14:0)

2.51 ± 1.78

2.50 ± 2.31

0.68 ± 0.69

2.52 ± 1.15

2.19 ± 1.57

 Palmitic acid (C16:0)

18.16 ± 3.03

21.84 ± 2.21

21.63 ± 1.34

21.49 ± 1.95

17.47 ± 4.61

 Stearic acid (C18:0)

15.67 ± 2.84

10.61 ± 2.93

8.58 ± 1.02

10.03 ± 3.25

16.00 ± 8.55

 total SFA

36.34 ± 1.92

34.95 ± 2.44

30.88 ± 2.61

34.03 ± 1.42

35.67 ± 11.90

Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA)

 Palmitoleic acid (C16:1n7)

2.04 ± 1.33

1.69 ± 1.00

1.88 ± 2.13

1.21 ± 0.78

2.13 ± 1.98

 Oleic acid (C18:1n9)

13.34 ± 3.16

16.56 ± 0.96

20.31 ± 0.11

14.90 ± 5.47

14.84 ± 8.73

 total MUFA

15.38 ± 2.64

18.26 ± 1.24

22.19 ± 2.04

16.11 ± 4.69

16.97 ± 7.20

n-6 PUFA

 Linoleic acid (C18:2n6)

16.61 ± 2.51

24.96 ± 2.19

30.26 ± 4.87

23.77 ± 4.64

12.92 ± 8.73

 γ-Linolenic acid (C18:3n6)

2.34 ± 0.78

1.72 ± 1.51

0.00 ± 0.00

1.51 ± 1.03

2.00 ± 1.38

 Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6)

14.01 ± 4.27

13.30 ± 3.89

9.39 ± 2.42

12.91 ± 2.52

14.78 ± 6.72

 total n-6 PUFA

32.95 ± 2.36

39.98 ± 3.01

39.65 ± 6.85

38.19 ± 3.27

29.69 ± 15.30

n-3 PUFA

 α- Linolenic acid (C18:3n3)

3.51 ± 0.10

1.62 ± 0 .96

2.32 ± 0.87

4.77 ± 3.88

2.57 ± 1.31

 Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3)

5.71 ± 1.82

0.79 ± 1.09

1.37 ± 1.26

2.36 ± 1.12

3.57 ± 4.28

 Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n3)

3.77 ± 2.25

1.78 ± 0.580

1.23 ± 0.76

1.95 ± 0.91

5.11 ± 3.20

 Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3)

2.33 ± 0.83a

2.62 ± 1.87a

2.35 ± 1.87a

2.59 ± 0.75a

6.40 ± 0.60b

 total n-3 PUFA

15.33 ± 2.97b

6.81 ± 0.20a

7.28 ± 3.26a

11.67 ± 2.79ab

17.66 ± 6.84b

 n-6: n-3

2.20 ± 0.40a

5.86 ± 0.27bc

6.36 ± 3.03c

3.41 ± 0.95ab

1.88 ± 1.28a

  1. Values are mean ± 1SD at n = 3. Different superscripts a,b,c, in a column differed significantly at p < 0.05. 1The data are expressed as the percentage of total identified fatty acids