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. 2024 Feb 2;15:1288382. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1288382

TABLE 8.

The content of sterols/oils/fatty acids in different morphological organs of M. oleifera plant.

Metabolites Raw material Content References
Caprylic acid ( C10:0 ) Dried leaves 0.07 mg/100 g Dai et al. (2020)
Lauric acid ( C12:0 ) 0.58 mg/100 g
Myristic acid ( C14:0 ) 3.66 mg/100 g
Palmitic acid ( C16:0 ) 11.79 mg/100 g
Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 6.45 mg/100 g Ijarotimi et al. (2013)
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 6.50 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 6.46 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 6.04 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 5.51 mg/100 g
Seed oil 6.45%
Palmitoleic acid C16:1 Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 0.97 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 1 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 1.36 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 1.46 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 1.10 mg/100 g
Palmitoleic acid ( C16:1C9 ) Dried leaves 0.17 mg/100 g Dai et al. (2020)
Heptadecanoic acid ( C17:0 ) 3.19 mg/100 g
Stearic acid ( C18:0 ) 2.13 mg/100 g
Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 5.50 mg/100 g Ijarotimi et al. (2013)
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 5.67 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 5.88 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 4.14 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 5.86 mg/100 g
Seed oil 5.50%
Oleic acid C18:1 Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 73.22 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 76 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 71.21 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 73.6 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 67.79 mg/100 g
Seed oil 73.22%
Vaccenic acid ( C18:1C7 ) Dried leaves 3.96 mg/100 g Dai et al. (2020)
0.36 mg/100 g
Linoleic acid C18:2 ) Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 1.27 mg/100 g Ijarotimi et al. (2013)
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 1.29 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 0.65 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 0.73 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 0.71 mg/100 g
Linoleic acid ( C18:2C9.12n6 ) Dried leaves 7.44 mg/100 g Dai et al. (2020)
44.57 mg/100 g
α-Linoleic acid C18:3 ) α-Linolenic acid ( C18:3C9.12.15n3 ) Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 0.30 mg/100 g Ijarotimi et al. (2013)
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 0.18 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 0.22 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 0.21 mg/100 g
Dried leaves 0.20 mg/100 g Dai et al. (2020)
1.61 mg/100 g
Arachidonic acid ( C20:0 ) Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 4.08 mg/100g Ijarotimi et al. (2013)
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 3 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 3.62 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 2.76 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 3.78 mg/100 g
Seed oil 4.08%
Eicosenoic acid C20:1 ) Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 1.68 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 1.20 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 2.22 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 2.40 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 2.60 mg/100 g
Heneicosanoic acid ( C21:0 ) Dried leaves 14.41 mg/100 g Dai et al. (2020)
1.24 mg/100 g
Behenic acid ( C22:0 ) Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 6.16 mg/100 g Ijarotimi et al. (2013)
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 5 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 6.41 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 6.73 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 6.81 mg/100 g
Seed oil 6.16%
Erucic acid C22:1 ) Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 0.12 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 0.14 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 0.11 mg/100 g
Tricosanoic acid ( C23:0 ) Dried leaves 0.66 mg/100 g Dai et al. (2020)
Lignoceric acid ( C24:0 ) 2.91 mg/100 g
Total saturated fatty acids 43.31 mg/100 g
Total monounsaturated fatty acids 4.48 mg/100 g
Total polyunsaturated fatty acids 52.21 mg/100 g
Omega-6 fatty acids 7.64 mg/100 g
Omega-3 fatty acids 44.57 mg/100 g
Fats Fresh leaves 1.7 mg/100 g Zhang (2011)
1.7 mg/100 g El-Massary et al. (2013)
Leaves dried in the sun 6.987 mg/100 g Zhang (2011)
Leaves dried in the shade 7.032 mg/100 g
Oven dried leaves 7.014 mg/100 g
Dried leaves 5.2 mg/100 g El-Massary et al. (2013)
Leaf powder 2.3 mg/100 g
Roots 10.80 mg/100 g Pramanik and Islam (1998)
Bark 17.47 mg/100 g
Pods 0.1 mg/100 g Haytowitz and Bhagwat (2010)
Stigmasterol Seed oil 18.80% Ijarotimi et al. (2013)
β-Sitosterol Seed oil 46.16%
Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 46.16 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 46.65 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 43.65 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 50.07 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 47.07 mg/100 g
Campesterol Seed oil 17.59%
Δ5 -Avenasterol Seed oil 9.26%
Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 9.26 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 10.70 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 11.61 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 8.84 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 2.94 mg/100 g
Δ7 - Avenasterol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 0.84 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 0.96 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 1.11 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 0.19 mg/100 g
24-Methylene-cholesterol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 0.99 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 1.49 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 0.08 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 0.88 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 0.96 mg/100 g
Campesterol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 17.95 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 16 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 15.29 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 15.13 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 23.83 mg/100 g
Campestanol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 0.53 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety Indie) 0.33 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 0.5 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 0.40 mg/100 g
Δ7 -Campestanol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 0.70 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 0.50 mg/100 g
Stigmasterol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 18.80 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 19 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 23.06 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 16.87 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 17.03 mg/100 g
Clerosterol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 1.70 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 1.95 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 1.22 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 2.52 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 0.62 mg/100 g
Stigmastanol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 0.53 mg/100g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 1 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 0.64 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 0.86 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 0.77 mg/100 g
28-Isoavenasterol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 1.04 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Pakistan) 0.50 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 0.25 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 1.40 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Malawi) 0.25 mg/100 g
Δ7.14 -Stigmastanol Seed oil (wild variety, Pakistan) 0.76 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, India) 0.85 mg/100 g
Seed oil (cultivated variety, Kenia) 0.44 mg/100 g