Table 4.
Main characteristic of some GM plants 1.
| Species | 18:2 n6 (LA) |
18:3 n3 (ALA) |
18:4 n3 (SDA) |
20:4 n6 (AA) |
20:5 n3 (EPA) |
22:6 n3 (DHA) |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. sativa | 18.3 | 13.4 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.1 | 0 | [322] |
| C. sativa | 19.2 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 10.7 | 6.2 | [322] |
| B. napus (canola) | NA | NA | 0.26 | 2.26 | 7.21 | 1.02 | [336] |
| B. napus (canola) | 2–12 | 4–25 | 0–4 | NA | 0–4 | 6–15 | [337] |
| N. tabacum | 43.6 | 29.3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | NA | [338] |
| L. usitatissimum (flaseed) | 5.6 | 16.8 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | NA | [338] |
| G. max | 15–30 | 9–12 | 15–30 | NA | NA | NA | [334] |
| B. carinata | 4.2 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 20.4 | NA | [339] |
| B. juncea | 18.8 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | NA | [339] |
| A thaliana | 26.0 | 13.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | [340] |
| A thaliana | 25.9 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 | [340] |
| A thaliana | 26.4 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0 | [340] |
1 % Total fatty acids. NA: Not available.