Table 3.
Wax composition (PCs and long chain aldehydes, mg/100 g) of NCS products from different sugarcane cultivars
| Component | SP50 | UT12 | KK3 | SRS2 | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docosanol | 0.45 ± 0.07a | 0.23 ± 0.03ab | 0.24 ± 0.01ab | 0.41 ± 0.13a | 0.15 ± 0.02b |
| Tetracosanol | 0.39 ± 0.01a | 0.18 ± 0.03bc | 0.15 ± 0.02c | 0.24 ± 0.02b | 0.17 ± 0.03bc |
| Hexacosanol | 0.14 ± 0.00ab | 0.10 ± 0.01b | 0.12 ± 0.01b | 0.14 ± 0.01b | 0.19 ± 0.03a |
| Octacosanol | 0.16 ± 0.01b | 1.36 ± 0.25a | 1.34 ± 0.02a | 1.52 ± 0.15a | 1.38 ± 0.27a |
| Triacontanol | 0.86 ± 0.12a | 0.70 ± 0.12ab | 0.78 ± 0.01ab | 0.84 ± 0.07a | 0.51 ± 0.07b |
| Total PCs | 2.00 ± 0.20b | 2.58 ± 0.43ab | 2.64 ± 0.06ab | 3.14 ± 0.20a | 2.41 ± 0.42ab |
| Tetracosanal | 0.23 ± 0.12a | 0.14 ± 0.01a | 0.19 ± 0.02a | 0.10 ± 0.02a | 0.11 ± 0.02a |
| Hexacosanal | 0.19 ± 0.04ab | 0.15 ± 0.03bc | 0.11 ± 0.02bc | 0.27 ± 0.02a | 0.08 ± 0.01c |
| Octacosanal | 0.21 ± 0.02b | 0.24 ± 0.04b | 0.14 ± 0.01b | 0.17 ± 0.03b | 0.56 ± 0.14a |
| Triacontanal | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.27 ± 0.05 |
| Total aldehydes | 0.63 ± 0.18a | 0.54 ± 0.08a | 0.45 ± 0.04a | 0.55 ± 0.05a | 0.85 ± 0.20a |
Values are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 3) and values with different letter within the same row are significantly different (p < 0.05)
ND not detected