Table 2.
Fatty acids composition of the lipids present in the upper phase (UP) of the 80% ethanol extract from C. tuberculata. Values are expressed as percentages of total fatty acids and are means ± SD of three independent experiments.
| Fatty acids | Upper Phase of hydro-alcoholic extract |
|---|---|
| % of total FA | |
| Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA) | |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 18.9 ± 0.7 |
| Stearic acid (C18:0) | 9.5 ± 0.4 |
| Total SFA | 28.4 |
| Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA) | n.d. 1 |
| Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA) | |
| cis-8,11,14,17-Eicosatetraenoic acid C20:4 (ω-3) | 28.2 ± 2.6 |
| cis-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid C20:4 (ω-6) | 12.5 ± 0.4 |
| cis-5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid C20:5 (ω-3) | 14.9 ± 1.4 |
| cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosahexaenoic acid methyl ester C22:6 (ω-3) | 15.9 ± 0.9 |
| Total PUFA | 71.6 |
| TOTAL (%) | 100.0 |
| Total (mg/g DW of the extract) | 2.450 ± 0.289 |
1 n.d.: not detected.