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Table 1 Fatty acid composition of HCT cells treated by different EPA concentrations

From: Krill oil extract suppresses cell growth and induces apoptosis of human colorectal cancer cells

 

Control

Ethanol

EPA (100 μM)

EPA (200 μM)

LA (n-6)

0.62 ± 0.04a

0.59 ± 0.01a

0.47 ± 0.02b

0.44 ± 0.01b

ALA (n-3)

0.10 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.00

AA (20:4 n-6)

1.46 ± 0.12a

1.44 ± 0.06a

0.89 ± 0.02b

0.74 ± 0.06b

EPA (20:5 n-3)

0.25 ± 0.03a

0.27 ± 0.05a

5.97 ± 0.11b

9.57 ± 0.64c

DPA (22:5 n-3)

0.71 ± 0.03a

0.72 ± 0.01a

2.75 ± 0.05b

1.54 ± 0.12b

DHA (22:6 n-3)

0.76 ± 0.03a

0.71 ± 0.02a

0.37 ± 0.01b

0.36 ± 0.01b

EPA + DHA

1.00 ± 0.05a

0.98 ± 0.03a

6.33 ± 0.11b

9.92 ± 0.63c

Total n-3

1.81 ± 0.09a

1.79 ± 0.04a

9.16 ± 0.16b

11.55 ± 0.76b

Total n-6

2.07 ± 0.14a

2.03 ± 0.06a

1.36 ± 0.03b

1.17 ± 0.06b

n3/n6

0.87 ± 0.25a

0.88 ± 0.01a

6.72 ± 0.11b

9.85 ± 0.69c

  1. Values expressed as mean ± SD. Values in the same row with different superscript letters indicate the significance (p < 0.05)