The results for the β-oxidation of the incorporated [1-14C]-labelled
fatty acids by the SBT-E1 cells are shown in Fig. 3. The rates obtained
for 20:5n−3 and 18:3n−3 were approximately 2- and 4-fold greater,
respectively, than those obtained for 18:0, 18:1n−9 or 18:2n−6.
Thus, the cells showed high rates of β-oxidation of n−3 PUFAs, especially
18:3n−3.