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Table 1 Fatty acids analyzed in human milk

From: High levels of anti-inflammatory and pro-resolving lipid mediators lipoxins and resolvins and declining docosahexaenoic acid levels in human milk during the first month of lactation

State of saturation

Fatty acid

Lipid number (C:D)a

Saturated

Palmitic acid

C16:0

Stearic acid

C18:0

Arachidic acid

C20:0

Behenic acid

C22:0

Lignoceric acid

C24:0

Monounsaturated

Palmitoleic acid

C16:1

Oleic acid

C18:1

Omega-6 polyunsaturated

Linoleic acid

C18:2

γ-Linolenic acid

γC18:3

Arachidonic acid

C20:4

Omega-3 polyunsaturated

α-Linolenic acid

αC18:3

Eicosapentaenoic acid

C20:5

 

Docosahexaenoic acid

C22:6

  1. aC, number of carbon atoms; D, number of double bonds