Table 2.

Distribution of lipid classes in developing safflower seeds

Stage of development	% of total fatty acids
	Polar lipids	DAG	FA	TAG	SE
12 DAP	10.5 ± 0.5	1.4 ± 0.1	0.25 ± 0.05	86.9 ± 0.1	0.4 ± 0.1
17 DAP	3.6 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.1	0.15 ± 0.05	95.2 ± 0.1	0.2 ± 0.1
22 DAP	2.5 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.1	0.15 ± 0.05	96.5 ± 0.1	0.2 ± 0.1
27 DAP	1.6 ± 0.2	0.9 ± 0.1	0.10 ± 0.01	97.3 ± 0.2	0.2 ± 0.1

Mean ± SD shown (n ≥ 3)

DAP days after pollination, DAG diacylglycerols, FA free fatty acids, TAG triacylglycerols, SE sterol esters