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. 2023 Feb 19;15(2):700. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020700

Table 1.

Rhamnolipid composition of M15RL, MDRL, and DDRL mixtures.

Rt (min.) Rhamnolipids 1 M15RL (%) 2 MDRL (%) 2 DDRL (%) 2 Notes
6.1 Rha-Rha-C10 - 0.6 1
7.8 Rha-C10 - 1.6 1.2
12.5 Rha-Rha-C11 - 0.5 0.2
14.5 Rha-C11 - 1.3 0.2
14.8 Rha-C12:1 0.2 - -
17.7 Rha-C12 0.2 - -
23.3 Rha-Rha-C8-C9
Rha-Rha-C9-C8
- - 0.1
25.0 Rha-Rha-C12:1-C10;O
Rha-Rha-C10-C12:1;O
- - 0.5
25.5 Rha-C14 0.3 - -
26.7 Rha-Rha-C8-C10
Rha-Rha-C10-C8
- 1.8 1.2
29.5 Rha-Rha-C9-C10
Rha-Rha-C10-C9
Rha-Rha-C8-C11
- 0.1 0.9
30.1 Rha-C8-C10
Rha-C10-C8
4.2 6.9 1.3 in M15RL, only Rha-C8-C10 is present
31.4 Rha-C10;O-C13;O - - 0.7
33.1 Rha-Rha-C10-C10
Rha-Rha-C8-C12
- 15.2 19.6 Rha-Rha-C8-C12 present only in DDRL
33.7 Rha-C10-C9
Rha-C8-C11
0.7 0.3 0.2 in M15RL, different isomers are present, i.e., Rha-C8-C11 and Rha-C9-C10
34.1 Rha-C12:1-C8
Rha-C10:1-C10
Rha-C10-C10:1
Rha-C8-C12:1
0.5 3.4 0.5 in M15RL, Rha-C10-C10:1 is missing
35.8 Rha-Rha-C10-C11
Rha-Rha-C11-C10
- 0.4 5.1
36.3 Rha-Rha-C12:1-C10
Rha-Rha-C10-C12:1
- 3.3 6.9
37.5 Rha-C10-C10
Rha-C8-C12
19.3 35.0 20.8 in M15RL, there is also Rha-C12-C8
39.1 Rha-Rha-C12-C10
Rha-Rha-C10-C12
- 7.7 18.2
40.8 Rha-C10-C11
Rha-C11-C10
3.8 0.4 1.1 in M15RL, there is also Rha-C12-C9
41.6 Rha-C12:1-C10
Rha-C10-C12:1
Rha-C8-C14:1
29.8 8.7 4.7 in M15RL, Rha-C8-C14:1 is missing
42.2 Rha-Rha-C12-C11 - - 0.7
41.5
42.9
Rha-Rha-C14:1-C10
Rha-Rha-C10-C14:1
Rha-Rha-C12:1-C12
Rha-Rha-C12-C12:1
- 0.6 2.9
44.6 Rha-C12-C10
Rha-C10-C12
29.8 10.0 8.3
45.6 Rha-C13:1-C10
Rha-C12:1-C11
0.7 - -
45.7 Rha-Rha-C14-C10
Rha-Rha-C12-C12
Rha-Rha-C10-C14
- 0.9 3.3
46.1 Rha-C12:1-C12:1 1.2 - -
47.4
49.0
Rha-C14:1-C10
Rha-C10-C14:1
Rha-C12:1-C12
Rha-C12-C12:1
5.6 0.9 0.2 in M15RL, Rha-C10-C14:1 is missing
48.2 Rha-C13-C10
Rha-C12-C11
Rha-C11-C12
0.9 - -
52.4 Rha-C14-C10
Rha-C10-C14
Rha-C12-C12
2.4 0.5 0.1 in M15RL, Rha-C10-C14 is missing
54.2 Rha-C16:1-C10
Rha-C14:1-C12
0.4 - -

1 Rha is the abbreviation for rhamnose. Fatty acyl chains are indicated as C#: N; O, where C# is the number of carbon atoms, N is the number of double-bond equivalents, and O is the number of additional oxygen atoms linked to the hydrocarbon chain. 2 Relative abundances.