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Table 2 Fatty acid composition of the experimental diets

From: Characterization of synergistic anti-cancer effects of docosahexaenoic acid and curcumin on DMBA-induced mammary tumorigenesis in mice

 

Corn oil

Corn oil + CCM

DHASCO

DHASCO + CCM

C14:0

0.13 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.00

9.83 ± 0.15

9.62 ± 0.13

C16:0

11.75 ± 0.23

11.75 ± 0.30

10.39 ± 0.14

10.42 ± 0.05

C16:1n-7

0.10 ± 0.00

0.10 ± 0.00

1.88 ± 0.01

1.82 ± 0.02

C18:0

1.70 ± 0.09

1.69 ± 0.02

1.01 ± 0.01

1.34 ± 0.26

C18:1n-9

27.06 ± 0.50

27.03 ± 0.75

23.85 ± 0.31

23.38 ± 0.23

C18:2n-6

56.81 ± 1.04

56.83 ± 1.70

11.11 ± 0.15

10.99 ± 0.16

C18:3n-3

0.94 ± 0.02

0.94 ± 0.03

0.20 ± 0.00

0.20 ± 0.00

C20:0

0.35 ± 0.01

0.35 ± 0.01

0.15 ± 0.01

0.14 ± 0.01

C20:1n-9

0.24 ± 0.01

0.25 ± 0.01

0.10 ± 0.00

0.10 ± 0.00

C20:5n-3

0.06 ± 0.00

0.06 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.01

C22:6n-3

0.04 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.01

34.81 ± 0.73

35.44 ± 0.46

Total-SFA

14.02 ± 0.32

14.03 ± 0.33

26.97 ± 0.41

26.99 ± 0.55

Total MUFA

27.64 ± 0.53

27.63 ± 0.78

24.40 ± 0.38

23.95 ± 0.26

Total n-6 PUFA

56.81 ± 1.00

56.83 ± 1.70

11.11 ± 0.15

10.99 ± 0.16

Total n-3 PUFA

1.05 ± 0.03

1.034 ± 0.04

35.52 ± 0.75

36.15 ± 0.49

n-6/n-3

54

55

0.31

0.30