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. 2023 Sep 19;9(9):e20063. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20063

Table 4.

Profile of fatty acid methyl esters of the biodiesel synthesized from the transesterification reaction of corn oil by A. flavipes lipase.

Fatty acid Number of carbon atoms Retention time (min) Concentration (mg/l) Percent (%)
Caprylic acid 8 6.67 2.26 7.65
Capric acid 10 11.19 0.29 0.99
Undecanoic acid 11 12.06 0.22 0.75
Lauric acid 12 14.00 0.20 0.67
Tridecanoic acid 13 15.59 0.27 0.92
Myristic acid 14 17.35 0.40 1.36
cis-10-Pentadecenoic acid 15 19.50 1.46 4.93
Pentadecanoic acid 15 19.53 0.44 1.49
Palmitoleic acid 16 20.98 0.78 2.65
Palmitic acid 16 21.39 0.09 0.31
cis-10-Heptadecenoic acid 17 22.65 0.89 3.03
Heptadecanoic acid 17 23.88 0.59 2.01
Gama-Linolenic acid 18 25.85 1.67 5.66
Linolenic acid 18 25.85 1.61 5.44
Oleic acid 18 25.97 3.02 10.23
Elaidic acid 18 25.85 1.03 3.50
Stearic acid 18 26.65 0.98 3.31
cis-5,8,11,14,17 Eicosapentaenoic acid 20 31.00 1.73 5.85
Arachidic acid 20 33.04 0.95 3.20
Heneicosanoic acid 21 36.97 1.09 3.70
cis-4,7,10,13,16,19 Docosahexaenoic acid 22 37.26 1.90 6.45
Behenic acid 22 39.51 2.07 7.01
Tricosanoic acid 23 41.75 1.29 4.37
Nervonic acid 24 43.89 1.69 5.74
Lignoceric acid 24 44.47 2.59 8.77
Summation 29.50 100