Table 1 Mg deficiency during pregnancy alters maternal and fetal hepatic fatty acid profiles.

FA (mg per 100 mg liver)

14:0

0.36 ± 0.22

0.74 ± 0.13**

1.75 ± 0.21

1.55 ± 0.19

16:0

30.2 ± 0.86

30.8 ± 2.55

27.8 ± 1.00

26.3 ± 0.58*

16:1

2.02 ± 0.34

3.63 ± 1.02**

5.21 ± 0.30

4.74 ± 0.68

18:0

4.46 ± 0.48

4.8 ± 0.82

7.89 ± 0.87

8.75 ± 0.94

18:1n-7

2.70 ± 0.25

3.01 ± 0.59

3.90 ± 0.23

3.37 ± 0.38*

18:1n-9

30.3 ± 2.54

34.7 ± 2.68**

38.1 ± 1.60

32.8 ± 2.48**

18:2n-6

24.2 ± 2.74

19.3 ± 4.96*

13.8 ± 1.90

19.4 ± 2.62***

18:3n-6

0.97 ± 0.18

0.48 ± 0.58*

0.36 ± 0.36

0.78 ± 0.35*

18:3n-3

0.54 ± 0.37

0.37 ± 0.99*

0.23 ± 0.34

0.87 ± 0.46*

20:4n-6

2.80 ± 0.57

1.24 ± 0.44***

0.26 ± 0.27

0.71 ± 0.33*

22:6n-3

1.41 ± 0.42

0.19 ± 0.33***

0.67 ± 0.05

0.93 ± 0.17*

Percentage of total

MUFA

37.0 ± 1.20

39.8 ± 3.06*

47.0 ± 1.80

40.1 ± 3.56**

SFA

33.0 ± 2.70

40.0 ± 3.20**

37.4 ± 1.80

37.1 ± 1.73

PUFA

30.0 ± 2.96

20.2 ± 6.07**

15.6 ± 2.67

22.8 ± 4.17**

Ratio

PUFA:SFA

0.86 ± 0.10

0.63 ± 0.23*

0.33 ± 0.16

0.61 ± 0.24**

n-3:n-6 FA

0.07 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01*

0.06 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0.01*

Activity

Desaturation index^a

1.00 ± 0.08

1.14 ± 0.09*

1.26 ± 0.07

1.12 ± 0.1*

ELOVL6^b

1.15 ± 0.09

1.29 ± 0.06*

1.65 ± 0.04

1.58 ± 0.09