Table 3.
Fatty acid composition and content analysis of Gonostegia hirta (μg/g DW).
| Compounds | Content | |
|---|---|---|
| Octanoic acid | C8:0 | 0.7 ± 0.1 |
| Decanoic acid | C10:0 | 0.8 ± 0.1 |
| Lauric acid | C12:0 | 6.9 ± 0.7 |
| Myristic acid | C14:0 | 59.0 ± 2.0 |
| Pentadecanoic acid | C15:0 | 5.0 ± 0.2 |
| Palmitoleic acid | C16:1 | 4.7 ± 0.6 |
| Palmitic acid | C16:0 | 849.0 ± 30.0 |
| Heptadecanoic acid | C17:0 | 9.7 ± 0.8 |
| Linoleic acid | C18:2n6c | 1898.0 ± 30.0 |
| Linolenic acid | C18:3n6 | 1434.0 ± 36.0 |
| Stearic acid | C18:0 | 215.0 ± 12.0 |
| Stearolic acid | - | 4.0 ± 0.9 |
| Nonadecanoic acid | C19:0 | 22.0 ± 6.0 |
| Arachidonic acid | C20:0 | 48.0 ± 6.0 |
| Eicosanoic acid | C21:0 | 10.0 ± 2.0 |
| Behenic acid | C22:0 | 65.0 ± 7.0 |
| SFA a (%) | 27.4 | |
| PUFA b (%) | 72.6 | |
| Total fatty acids | 4629.0 | |
Note: a SFAs: saturated fatty acids; b PUFAs: polyunsaturated fatty acids; “DW”: dry weight.