Table 2.
Fatty acid composition (mg/100 g dry matter basis) of different developmental stages of Italian honey bee drones from Korea (K-) and Buckfast honey bee drones from Denmark (D-).
| Fatty Acid | D-Larvae | D-Late Pupae | D-Adult | K-Early Pupae | K-Late Pupae | K-Early Adult | K-Adult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric acid (C12:0) | 25.95 | 31.37 | 4.08 | 32.48 | 33.41 | 14.17 | 6.14 |
| Myristic acid (C14:0) | 359.51 | 365.50 | 15.97 | 333.07 | 258.05 | 48.35 | 18.31 |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 4809.97 | 4879.12 | 294.67 | 4517.45 | 3570.83 | 802.94 | 384.12 |
| Stearic acid (C18:0) | 1110.26 | 1302.45 | 257.09 | 1356.94 | 1267.04 | 592.54 | 341.51 |
| Arachidic acid (C20:0) | ND | 56.17 | 35.92 | 120.62 | 145.82 | 157.05 | 104.24 |
| Behenic acid (C22:0) | ND | ND | 62.86 | 14.38 | 23.34 | 51.35 | 46.46 |
| Lignoceric acid (C24:0) | ND | ND | ND | 39.17 | 42.64 | 39.99 | 34.95 |
| Subtotal (SFA) | 6305.69 | 6634.61 | 670.59 | 6414.11 | 5341.13 | 1706.39 | 935.73 |
| Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) | 56.35 | 51.92 | 166.58 | 47.65 | 48.33 | 74.29 | 92.91 |
| Elaidic acid (C18:1n9t) | ND | ND | ND | 6.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Oleic acid (C18:1n9c) | 4720.25 | 5104.52 | 1783.36 | 4902.83 | 4412.01 | 2545.19 | 1900.32 |
| cis11-Eicosenic acid (C20:1n9) | ND | ND | 127.09 | 8.69 | 10.38 | 14.01 | 9.57 |
| Subtotal (MUFA) | 4776.60 | 5156.44 | 2077.03 | 4965.92 | 4470.72 | 2633.49 | 2002.80 |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2n6c) | ND | 67.87 | 61.8 | 22.76 | 30.69 | 37.43 | 35.92 |
| Linolenic acid (C18:3n3) | ND | ND | ND | 61.24 | 83.23 | 108.50 | 104.85 |
| cis-13,16-Docosadienoic acid (C22:2) | ND | ND | ND | 15.20 | 17.23 | 21.54 | 17.56 |
| Subtotal (PUFA) | ND | 67.87 | 61.8 | 99.20 | 131.15 | 167.47 | 158.33 |
| Total | 11,082.29 | 11,858.92 | 2809.42 | 11,479.23 | 9943.00 | 4507.35 | 3096.86 |