Table 4. Fatty acid composition of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphoethanolamine (PE) in the bovine kidney, heart, and lung (unit: area %)

Fatty acid PC PE
Kidney, boiled Heart, boiled Lung, boiled Kidney, boiled Heart, boiled Lung, boiled
Myristic acid (C14:0) 0.81±0.191)b 0.35±0.02c2) 2.65±0.04a ND3) ND ND
Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) 0.72±0.07 ND 0.74±0.04 ND ND ND
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 31.88±0.02b 27.55±0.27c 43.12±0.05a 6.90±0.08a 2.67±0.07c 5.17±0.12b
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 1.08±0.04c 1.27±0.06b 2.02±0.06a 0.83±0.08a ND 0.68±0.04b
Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0) 0.70±0.09 0.54±0.12 0.66±0.02 0.84±0.05 ND ND
Stearic acid (C18:0) 8.89±0.17b 8.73±0.11b 11.20±0.06a 18.62±0.13b 35.33±0.55a 15.77±0.10c
Oleic acid (C18:1n-9) 14.83±0.17c 15.10±0.10b 21.07±0.03a 18.28±0.09b 4.53±0.13c 31.47±0.33a
Vaccenic acid (C18:1n-7) 3.62±0.08a 3.56±0.04a 1.68±0.12b 1.17±0.06c 1.41±0.10b 1.68±0.08a
trans-Linoleic acid (C18:2t) ND ND 0.20±0.03 ND ND ND
Linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) 20.77±0.16b 34.24±0.13a 7.28±0.15c 13.98±0.07b 22.36±0.69a 6.73±0.09c
Arachidic acid (C20:0) ND ND 0.28±0.03 0.50±0.03b ND 0.62±0.03a
Gondoic acid (C20:1n-9) 0.34±0.02b ND 0.51±0.03a 0.54±0.09b ND 0.96±0.12a
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) 0.36±0.10b 0.50±0.06a ND ND ND ND
Heneicosanoic acid (C21:0) ND ND 0.18±0.04 ND ND 0.59±0.00
Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2n-6) 0.91±0.06a ND 0.42±0.06b ND ND 0.61±0.01
Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (C20:3n-6) 3.04±0.10b 3.90±0.10a 1.84±0.05c 2.15±0.08c 4.81±0.36a 4.25±0.16b
Arachidonic acid (C20:4n-6) 12.05±0.15a 4.28±0.03c 6.14±0.08b 35.85±0.00a 28.88±0.64c 31.47±0.35b
Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n-3) ND ND ND 0.35±0.03 ND ND
Total SFA4) 43.00±0.13b 37.17±0.25c 58.84±0.13a 26.85±0.14b 38.01±0.50a 22.14±0.20c
Total USFA5) 57.00±0.13b 62.83±0.25a 40.96±0.16c 73.15±0.14b 61.99±0.50c 77.86±0.20a
Total PUFA6) 37.13±0.40b 42.91±0.17a 15.69±0.22c 52.33±0.12b 56.05±0.36a 43.07±0.30c
Total trans FA7) ND ND 0.20±0.03 ND ND ND
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscripts (a-c) in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.
ND, not detected.
Total saturated fatty acid (mg/100 g) = C14:0 (mg/100 g) + C15:0 (mg/100 g) + C16:0 (mg/100 g) + C17:0 (mg/100 g)+ C18:0 (mg/100 g) + C20:0 (mg/100 g) + C21:0 (mg/100 g).
Total unsaturated fatty acid (mg/100 g) = C16:1 (mg/100 g) + C18:1 (mg/100 g) + C18:2 (mg/100 g) + C18:3 (mg/100 g) + C20:1 (mg/100 g) + C20:2 (mg/100 g) + C20:3 (mg/100 g) + C20:4 (mg/100 g) + C20:5 (mg/100 g).
Total polyunsaturated fatty acid (mg/100 g) = C18:2 (mg/100 g) + C18:3 (mg/100 g) + C20:2 (mg/100 g) + C20:3 (mg/100 g) + C20:4 (mg/100 g) + C20:5 (mg/100 g).
Total trans fatty acid (mg/100 g) = 18:2t (mg/100 g).