Table 4.
Fatty acid profiles of other organisms
| Organism | Daphnia magnus | Drosophila melanogaster male | Drosophila melanogaster female | Brachionus calyciflorus fed Chrysochromulina sp. | Centaurea cyanus pollen | Lycopodium nummularifolium spores |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda | Arthropoda | Arthropoda | Rotifera | Magnoliophyta | Lycopodiophyta |
| %a C8:0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | trace |
| % C9:0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | trace |
| % C10:0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | trace |
| % C12:0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | trace |
| % C14:0 | 8.5 ± 0.2 | 8.3 ± 0.2 | 12.1 ± 0.3 | 4.2 ± 0.1 | ND | 0.9 ± 0.0 |
| % C15:0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Trace |
| % C16:0 | 17.1 ± 0.4 | 17.2 ± 0.4 | 19.2 ± 0.5 | 10.4 ± 0.3 | 72.5 ± 1.8 | 15.1 ± 0.4 |
| % C16:1 | 4.2 ± 0.2 | 21.2 ± 0.9 | 25.7 ± 1.1 | 9.8 ± 0.4 | Trace | 21.4 ± 0.9 |
| % C18:0 | 5.6 ± 0.4 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 2.2 ± 0.2 |
| % C18:1 | 4.8 ± 0.9 | 15.8 ± 2.9 | 27.0 ± 5.0 | 54.2 ± 10.1 | 14.8 ± 2.8 | 42.9 ± 8.0 |
| % C18:2 | 14.7 ± 0.5 | 34.6 ± 1.2 | 12.6 ± 0.5 | 6.4 ± 0.2 | 11.4 ± 0.4 | 8.5 ± 0.3 |
| % C18:3 | 5.9 ± 0.4 | ND | ND | 3.8 ± 0.3 | ND | ND |
| % C18:4/5 | 10.0 ± 0.5 | ND | ND | 0.6 ± 0.0 | ND | 0.1 ± 0.0 |
| % C20:0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | Trace | Trace |
| % C20:4 | 12.7 ± 0.7 | ND | ND | 1.0 ± 0.1 | ND | 0.2 ± 0.0 |
| % C20:5 | 16.4 ± 0.9 | ND | ND | 1.9 ± 0.1 | ND | 1.0 ± 0.1 |
| % C22:0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Trace |
| % C22:5 | ND | ND | ND | 1.1 ± 0.1 | ND | 7.6 ± 0.5 |
| % C22:6 | ND | ND | ND | 2.0 ± 0.1 | ND | ND |
| % C24:0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Trace |
| Total fatty acid per organism or cell (g) | (5.68 ± 0.34) × 10−7 | (4.78 ± 0.29) × 10−5 | (9.13 ± 0.55) × 10−5 | NA | NA | (2.00 ± 0.12) × 10−9 |
| Organisms or cells used in Assay | 5 | 1 | 1 | Not counted | Not counted | 2.26 × 106 |
ND not detected, NA not applicable
aPercent of total fatty acid