Table 1.
Concentrations (mean ± SD, mmol/g) of the fatty acids quantified in absolute terms, which showed significant differences among the bamboo parts observed.
| Stem | Shoot | Leaf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isobutyrate | 1.17 ± 0.39 b,* | 1.71 ± 0.63 a,b | 2.06 ± 1.03 a |
| 2-Methylbutyate | 1.12 ± 0.40 b | 2.54 ± 0.48 a | 1.42 ± 0.67 b |
| Valerate | 0.39 ± 0.11 b | 0.35 ± 0.20 b | 0.88 ± 0.31 a |
| Hexanoate | 3.16 ± 1.83 b | 3.95 ± 2.46 b | 24.30 ± 15.90 a |
| Octanoic acid | 0.55 ± 0.07 b | 0.97 ± 0.33 a | 0.43 ± 0.18 b |
| Pentadecanoic acid | 4.12 ± 0.77 a | 1.83 ± 0.63 b | 1.77 ± 1.09 b |
| Heptadecanoic acid | 5.18 ± 1.36 a | 3.36 ± 1.18 b | 3.08 ± 1.31 b |
| Tricosanoic acid | 2.88 ± 0.62 a | 2.19 ± 0.52 a,b | 1.97 ± 0.43 b |
* For each molecule, the comparisons among the groups are represented by a compact letter display, where mean values followed by a common superscript identify no significant differences.