Research Paper Volume 15, Issue 3 pp 650—674
The lipidomes of C. elegans with mutations in asm-3/acid sphingomyelinase and hyl-2/ceramide synthase show distinct lipid profiles during aging
Figure 5. Analysis of acyl chain saturation during young and old asm-3 and hyl-2 mutants. Chain saturation was analyzed and compared between 1-day (red), 5-day (green), and 10-day (blue) old N2, asm-3, eat-2, hyl-2, and daf-16 animals. Total (A) MUFA:PUFA ratios in TAG and FFA, (B) total polyunsaturated chains in in TAG and FFA, (C) MUFA:PUFA ratios in PC and PE, and (D) saturated PC and PE were summed for each group (n=6). Boxes in graphs represent the middle quartile for the data points in each group. For all, # indicates p<0.05 compared to 1-day counterpart and * indicates p<0.05 compared to N2 counterpart.