Table 1. FA composition of type 2ω/α WdiEs in meibum lipids and the most abundant molecular species predicted.
| WdiE type | Total carbon chain length and degree of unsaturation | FA composition (%) | The most abundant molecular species predicted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C16:1 FA | C18:1 FA | ω/α-OH diol | FAs | ||
| 2ω | C62:2 | 95 | 5 | C30:0 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2ω | C64:2 | 78 | 22 | C32:0 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2ω | C66:2 | 55 | 45 | C32:0 | C16:1–C18:1 |
| 2ω | C68:2 | 14 | 86 | C32:0 | C18:1–C18:1 |
| 2ω | C70:2 | 25 | 75 | C34:0 | C18:1–C18:1 |
| 2ω | C72:2 | 93 | 7 | C36:0 | C16:1–C20:1 |
| 2ω | C62:3 | 99 | 1 | C30:1 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2ω | C64:3 | 96 | 4 | C32:1 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2ω | C66:3 | 78 | 22 | C34:1 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2ω | C68:3 | 44 | 56 | C34:1 | C16:1–C18:1 |
| 2ω | C70:3 | 7 | 93 | C34:1 | C18:1–C18:1 |
| 2ω | C72:3 | 14 | 86 | C36:1 | C18:1–C18:1 |
| 2α | C52:2 | 98 | 2 | C20:0 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C54:2 | 68 | 32 | C22:0 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C56:2 | 91 | 9 | C24:0 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C58:2 | 90 | 10 | C26:0 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C60:2 | 70 | 30 | C28:0 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C62:2 | 69 | 31 | C30:0 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C54:3 | 90 | 10 | C22:1 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C56:3 | 73 | 27 | C24:1 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C58:3 | 98 | 2 | C26:1 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C60:3 | 93 | 7 | C28:1 | C16:1–C16:1 |
| 2α | C62:3 | 83 | 17 | C30:1 | C16:1–C16:1 |