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. 2012 Oct 14;6:117. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-6-117

Table 4.

Fatty acid composition present in the chemical structure of durian seed gum

Gum
Fatty acida
  C16:0 C16:1 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 C20:0
Crude gum 1
642 ± 57a
52 ± 9a
287 ± 17a
374 ± 28a
346 ± 48a
75 ± 11a
423 ± 39a
Crude gum 2
337 ± 42b
33 ± 2b
138 ± 12b
169 ± 23b
158 ± 26b
36 ± 4b
151 ± 18b
Purified gum A
141 ± 36cd
15 ± 3c
76 ± 9c
63 ± 11c
76 ± 8c
14 ± 3c
62 ± 5c
Purified gum B
116 ± 19c
21 ± 5c
93 ± 13cd
107 ± 10d
103 ± 16bc
17 ± 3c
76 ± 12c
Purified gum C
158 ± 31cd
11 ± 3c
108 ± 16d
99 ± 14cd
95 ± 13c
25 ± 6bc
69 ± 7c
Purified gum D 203 ± 46d 24 ± 4c 101 ± 15cd 141 ± 17bd 146 ± 21b 31 ± 5b 137 ± 23b

a In μg/g of the dry weight of samples; Data presented are the mean value ± standard deviation; 1: Aqueous crude gum; 2: Chemically extracted crude gum; C16:0, palmitic acid; C18:0, stearic acid; C18:1, oleic acid; C18:2, linoleic acid; C18:3, linolenic acid; A: isopropanol and ethanol; B: isopropanol and acetone; C: saturated barium hydroxide; D: Fehling solution.