Table 3.
Fatty acid | IUPAC name | Mean relative %a |
---|---|---|
Iso15:0 | 13-Methyl-tetradecanoic acid | 80.3 ± 0.3 |
16:0 | Hexadecanoic acid | 6.5 ± 0.1 |
18:1n9 | 9-Octadecenoic acid | 4.8 ± 0.1 |
Iso5:0 | 3-Methyl-butanoic acid | 3.9 ± 0.6 |
18:0 | Octadecanoic acid | 2.4 ± 0.1 |
18:2n6 | 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid | tr |
18:1n7 | 11-Octadecenoic acid | tr |
14:0 | Tetradecanoic acid | tr |
4:0 | Butanoic acid | ND |
18:1n6 | 12-Octadecenoic acid | ND |
IUPAC, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; ND, not detected, tr, trace amounts (<1%).
Mean peak area percentage calculated from analysis of FAMEs in three sample preparations ± standard deviation (n = 3).