Table 3 Concentrations of VLC-PUFA (pmol/mg Lipid) found in the eyes, brain and gonads samples from wild (W) and farmed (F) specimens of gilthead sea bream. (RSD (%) range: 6–40) (more details in Supplementary information).

From: Determination of very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from 24 to 44 carbons in eye, brain and gonads of wild and cultured gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

Compounds

 

Eyes

Brain

Gon

SM

PC

CE

SM

PC

CE

SM

PC

CE

24:4n-6

W

0.028

0.030

0.011

0.028

0.030

0.011

0.024

0.25

0.017

F

0.005

0.05

0.005

0.005

0.05

0.005

 < LOQ

nd

na

24:5n-6

W

 < LOQ

0.044

0.004

0.036

0.229

0.014

0.044

0.214

0.036

F

nd

 < LOQ

na

0.005

0.363

0.005

 < LOQ

0.186

na

24:6n-3

W

0.010

0.143

0.006

0.083

0.372

0.022

0.174

0.475

0.030

F

nd

0.033

na

0.005

0.937

0.005

 < LOQ

0.544

na

26:4n-6

W

0.005

0.014

 < LOQ

0.004

0.021

0.006

0.009

0.052

0.00

F

nd

nd

na

 < LOQ

0.005

nd

nd

nd

na

26:5n-6

W

0.006

0.032

 < LOQ

0.014

0.066

0.009

0.013

0.057

0.010

F

nd

nd

na

0.005

0.012

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

0.050

na

26:6n-3

W

 < LOQ

0.034

 < LOQ

0.066

0.046

0.008

0.011

0.030

nd

F

nd

nd

na

0.005

0.005

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

0.014

na

28:4n-6

W

0.008

0.014

 < LOQ

0.006

0.010

0.002

0.007

0.022

nd

F

nd

nd

na

 < LOQ

0.005

nd

 < LOQ

nd

na

28:5n-3

W

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

0.006

0.010

0.009

0.007

0.012

0.011

F

nd

nd

na

0.005

0.005

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

nd

na

28:6n-3

W

 < LOQ

0.042

 < LOQ

0.007

0.029

0.004

0.008

0.018

nd

F

nd

nd

na

0.005

0.005

nd

nd

 < LOQ

na

30:4n-6

W

0.020

0.040

 < LOQ

0.006

0.009

nd

0.007

0.021

nd

F

nd

nd

na

 < LOQ

0.004

nd

 < LOQ

nd

na

30:5n-3

W

0.040

0.114

0.005

0.007

0.016

nd

0.010

0.042

nd

F

nd

nd

na

0.005

0.005

nd

 < LOQ

nd

na

30:6n-3

W

0.007

0.261

0.05

0.008

0.022

nd

0.013

0.023

nd

F

nd

0.052

na

0.004

0.005

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

nd

na

32:4n-6

W

0.006

0.046

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

0.006

nd

0.007

0.019

nd

F

nd

nd

na

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

na

32:5n-3

W

0.016

0.306

0.006

0.006

0.012

nd

0.012

0.028

nd

F

nd

0.021

na

0.004

0.005

nd

 < LOQ

nd

na

32:6n-3

W

0.100

0.500

0.071

0.026

0.033

0.006

0.033

0.059

0.01

F

0.015

0.516

na

0.005

0.005

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

nd

2Na

34:4n-6

W

0.004

0.006

nd

 < LOQ

0.009

nd

0.007

0.018

nd

F

nd

nd

na

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

nd

nd

nd

na

34:5n-3

W

 < LOQ

0.012

 < LOQ

0.006

0.013

nd

0.008

0.039

nd

F

nd

nd

na

0.005

0.005

nd

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

na

34:6n-3

W

0.010

0.118

 < LOQ

0.008

0.027

0.004

0.027

0.037

nd

F

nd

0.019

na

0.005

0.005

nd

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

na

36:6n-3

W

0.006

0.017

 < LOQ

0.0133

0.055

 < LOQ

0.010

0.026

nd

F

nd

nd

na

0.005

0.005

nd

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

na

38:6n-3

W

 < LOQ

0.008

 < LOQ

0.022

0.135

0.002

0.007

0.019

nd

F

nd

nd

na

0.005

0.007

nd

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

na

40:6n-3

W

0.006

0.021

 < LOQ

0.094

0.423

0.007

nd

0.016

nd

F

nd

nd

na

0.005

0.153

 < LOQ

na

 < LOQ

na

42:6n-3

W

nd

 < LOQ

nd

0.007

0.020

nd

nd

nd

nd

F

nd

nd

na

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

nd

nd

nd

na

44:6n-3

W

nd

nd

nd

nd

0.004

nd

nd

nd

nd

F

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

na

  1. SM Sphingomyelin, PC Phosphatidylcholine, CE Cerebrosides, nd not detected,na not analyzed.