From: Gene expression profile of intramuscular muscle in Nellore cattle with extreme values of fatty acid
Fatty acid | Terminology | LOW groupb | HIGH groupc | P-value | ||||||
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Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | |||
C14:0 | Myristic acid | 0.95 | 1.68 | 1.38 | 0.22 | 2.49 | 3.73 | 2.88 | 0.35 | < 0.01 |
C16:0 | Palmitic acid | 16.54 | 20.35 | 18.84 | 0.42 | 23.24 | 28.57 | 24.48 | 0.42 | |
C18:0 | Stearic acid | 10.86 | 12.80 | 11.80 | 0.22 | 15.88 | 17.78 | 16.68 | 0.22 | |
C18:1 cis-9 | Oleic acid | 25.57 | 29.51 | 27.60 | 0.38 | 34.51 | 37.51 | 35.85 | 0.38 | |
C18:2 cis-9 trans-11 | CLA | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.02 | |
C18:2 cis-9 cis −12 | Linoleic acid | 2.47 | 4.92 | 4.13 | 0.28 | 8.96 | 11.82 | 9.98 | 0.27 | |
C18:3 n3 | α-Linolenic acid | 0.23 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.03 | 0.87 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.03 | |
SFA | Sum of SFA | 39.91 | 42.05 | 41.10 | 0.32 | 45.37 | 49.62 | 46.87 | 0.32 | < 0.01 |
MUFA | Sum of MUFA | 30.14 | 34.50 | 32.75 | 0.39 | 40.44 | 43.71 | 42.20 | 0.39 | |
PUFA | Sum of PUFA | 4.33 | 8.24 | 7.16 | 0.46 | 15.79 | 20.46 | 17.21 | 0.46 | |
PUFA/SFA | PUFA and SFA ratio | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.01 | |
n3 | Sum of n-3 | 2.78 | 5.39 | 4.49 | 0.29 | 9.77 | 12.94 | 10.89 | 0.29 | < 0.01 |
n6 | Sum of n-6 | 1.24 | 2.65 | 2.18 | 0.20 | 5.14 | 7.62 | 6.14 | 0.20 | |
n6/n3 | n6 and n3 ratio | 1.45 | 1.64 | 1.57 | 0.03 | 2.15 | 2.63 | 2.27 | 0.03 |