. 2024 Jun 14;19(6):e0304021. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304021

Table 3. Phytosterol profile of S. marianum, S. eburneum, and S. marianum commercial seed oils (mg/Kg of oil).

Phytosterols	S. marianum	S. eburneum	S. marianum commercial (Compagnie des sens)
*Unknown 1*	ND	35.84±1.08 ^a	18.38±0.55 ^b
*Campesterol*	195.69±5.87 ^c	556.09±16.68 ^a	266.30±7.99 ^b
*Stigmasterol*	345.97±10.38 ^a	269.95±8.10 ^c	301.94±9.06 ^b
*Unknown 2*	14.49±0.43 ^b	88.23±2.65 ^a	91.57±2.75 ^a
Δ⁷ Campesterol	140.93±4.23 ^a	93.01±2.79 ^b	135.71±4.07 ^a
*Sitosterol*	1511.82±45.35 ^b	1861.89±55.86 ^a	1598.61±47.96 ^b
Δ⁵ Avenasterol	64.85±1.95 ^b	178.07±5.34 ^a	63.11±1.89 ^b
*β Amyrin*	215.66±6.47 ^a	116.46±3.94 ^c	151.93±4.56 ^b
*Unknown 3*	63.06±1.89 ^a	34.34±1.03 ^c	47.83±1.43 ^b
Δ⁷ Stigmasterol	1333.32±40.00 ^a	365.82±10.97 ^c	1167.76±35.03 ^b
Δ⁷ Avenasterol	83.19±2.50 ^b	141.90±4.26 ^a	27.99±0.84 ^c
*24-methylene cycloartenol*	85.77±2.57 ^c	130.77±3.92 ^a	94.14±2.82 ^b
*Epoxysitosterol*	94.53±2.84 ^c	166.41±4.99 ^b	177.24±5.32 ^a
*Citrostadienol*	27.64±0.83 ^c	43.77±1.31 ^b	67.17±2.02 ^a
*Cholesterol*	323.11±9.69 ^c	646.17±19.39 ^a	560.54±16.82 ^b
Total content	4500.00±135.00 ^a	4728.72±141.86 ^a	4770.20±143.11 ^a

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3); Significantly different values in the same row (p <0.05; Duncan test); Lower-case letters (a; b; c) indicate similarity or difference (same letter: similarity; different letter: difference)