Table 2.
Chemical composition of fatty acids of EEP and H-Fr from Brazilian propolis type 6 obtained by HRGC-FID and GC-MS.
| Retention time (min) | Carbon saturation* | Fatty acid | EEP (%) | H-Fr (%) |
| 3.03 | 10:0 | capric acid | 4.61 | traces |
| 13.39 | 16:0 | palmitic acid | 29.05 | 35.44 |
| 17.37 | 18:0 | estearic acid | 3.12 | 4.41 |
| 17.59 | 18:1 | oleic acid | 55.72 | 50.33 |
| 18.54 | 18:2 | linoleic acid | 3.74 | 5.51 |
| 20.23 | 18:3 | Alpha linolenic acid | 1.47 | 1.98 |
| 21.28 | 22:0 | behenic acid | 2.29 | 2.33 |
*10:0 = decanoic acid; 16:0 = n-dodecanoic acid; 18:0 = n-octadecanoic acid; 18:1 = cis-9-octadecenoic acid; 18:2 = cis-9.12-octadecadienoic acid; 18:3 = cis-9.12.15-octadecatrienoic acid; 22:0 = docosanoic acid.