Table II. Relative FA contents in wild-type (Westar) and transgenic seeds (mol %).
Mature seeds were used for the analysis. Numbers refer to the transgenic line numbers. Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences compared with the control (Student’s t test: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01).
FA | Westar | D6:BnLEC1: 17 | D6:BnLEC1: 18 | D7:BnLEC1: 4 | D7:BnLEC1: 12 | D6:BnL1L: 14 | D6:BnL1L: 18 | D7:BnL1L: 13 | D7:BnL1L: 17 |
C16:0 | 3.34 ± 0.15 | 3.44 ± 0.17 | 3.63 ± 0.13 | 3.60 ± 0.76 | 3.59 ± 0.13 | 3.65 ± 0.32 | 3.45 ± 0.17 | 2.95 ± 0.02* | 3.42 ± 1.11 |
C18:0 | 1.12 ± 0.85 | 1.44 ± 0.08 | 1.57 ± 0.11 | 1.456 ± 0.50 | 1.74 ± 0.22 | 1.53 ± 0.11 | 1.71 ± 0.06 | 1.12 ± 0.10 | 1.50 ± 0.21 |
C18:1 | 72.03 ± 0.97 | 65.32 ± 1.19** | 64.75 ± 0.72** | 68.35 ± 2.90 | 68.73 ± 1.00* | 71.66 ± 0.46 | 72.55 ± 1.15 | 70.05 ± 1.03 | 69.76 ± 0.93* |
C18:2 | 16.22 ± 0.259 | 20.67 ± 0.12** | 18.73 ± 0.53** | 17.54 ± 0.89 | 16.53 ± 0.27 | 15.99 ± 0.20 | 15.02 ± 0.50* | 16.97 ± 0.16* | 18.36 ± 0.57** |
C18:3 | 7.30 ± 0.27 | 9.14 ± 1.15* | 11.32 ± 1.08** | 9.06 ± 1.01* | 9.41 ± 0.71* | 7.16 ± 0.42 | 7.26 ± 0.43 | 8.91 ± 0.85* | 6.97 ± 0.41 |