Croatica Chemica Acta, Vol. 78 No. 3, 2005.
Original scientific paper
Incorporation of Fatty Acids into Tissue Phospholipids in Mice Fed Diets Rich in n-9 and n-6 Fatty Acids
Jasminka Giacometti
Čedomila Milin
Marin Tota
Mira Ćuk
Biserka Radošević-Stašić
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the phospholipid fatty acid profile and dietary fatty acids effects in the liver, lung, spleen and submandibular gland mice tissues. Palmitic (C16:0) and stearic (C18:0) fatty acids were major saturates in all the tissues studied. Oleic acid (C18:1n-9) was the major monounsaturated in the phospholipid fraction of all tissues. Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n-3) was the major polyunsaturated in the liver and lung, arachidonic acid (C20:4n-6) was the major polyunsaturated in the spleen, and linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) in the submandibular gland tissue samples. Presented data support the hypothesis that corn oil diet induced changes increase linoleic acid (C18:2n-6), and olive oil increases the oleic acid (C18:1n-9) content in total phospholipid fatty acid composition in the majority of the examined tissues. Liver tissue was most affected by the applied diet.
Keywords
olive oil; corn oil; diet; fatty acid phospholipid composition
Hrčak ID:
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Publication date:
15.9.2005.
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