From: Fatty acid variability in three medicinal herbs of Panaxspecies
Fatty acids | Absolute content (μg/g) | Relative content (%) | ||||||
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No. | Common name | Symbol | G | NG | AG | G | NG | AG |
1 | Myristic acid | C14:0 | 0.16 ± 0.03a | 0.20 ± 0.05a | 0.28 ± 0.08b | 0.41 ± 0.26a | 0.54 ± 0.14a | 0.70 ± 0.14b |
2 | Pentadecanoic acid | C15:0 | 0.47 ± 0.05a | 0.15 ± 0.01b | 0.34 ± 0.04c | 0.89 ± 0.08a | 0.42 ± 0.06b | 0.86 ± 0.14a |
3 | Palmitic acid | C16:0 | 13.93 ± 1.52a | 10.49 ± 1.22b | 14.69 ± 1.04a | 26.31 ± 0.92a | 29.39 ± 1.84b | 36.92 ± 4.76c |
4 | Palmitoleic acid | C16:1 (n-9) | 0.71 ± 0.17a | − | 0.18 ± 0.07b | 1.33 ± 0.27a | − | 0.45 ± 0.17b |
5 | Heptadecanoic acid | C17:0 | 0.36 ± 0.04a | 0.21 ± 0.03b | 0.51 ± 0.07c | 0.69 ± 0.09a | 0.62 ± 0.12a | 1.27 ± 0.19b |
6 | Stearic acid | C18:0 | 1.41 ± 1.02 | 1.05 ± 0.55 | 1.50 ± 0.20 | 2.63 ± 1.71ab | 2.84 ± 1.09a | 3.78 ± 0.80b |
7 | Oleic acid | C18:1 (n-9) | 3.88 ± 0.55a | 3.96 ± 1.22ab | 2.98 ± 0.61b | 7.37 ± 0.97a | 11.03 ± 2.81b | 7.38 ± 1.23a |
8 | Linoleic acid | C18:2 (n-6) | 28.22 ± 2.3a | 17.98 ± 2.41b | 17.47 ± 4.34b | 53.51 ± 2.93a | 50.25 ± 3.94a | 42.58 ± 5.28b |
9 | α-linolenic acid | C18:3 (n-3) | 1.71 ± 0.26a | 1.25 ± 0.22b | 1.53 ± 0.45ab | 3.24 ± 0.45 | 3.49 ± 0.53 | 3.72 ± 0.73 |
10 | Arachidic acid | C20:0 | 0.45 ± 0.09a | 0.50 ± 0.20a | 0.70 ± 0.20b | 0.85 ± 0.16a | 1.40 ± 0.55b | 1.78 ± 0.68b |
11 | Eicosadienoic acid | C20:2 (n-6) | 0.52 ± 0.07 a | − | 0.24 ± 0.05b | 0.98 ± 0.14a | − | 0.58 ± 0.10b |
Total FA | 51.84 ± 4.18a | 35.80 ± 4.31b | 40.41 ± 5.49b | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||
SFA | 16.78 ± 2.18a | 12.61 ± 1.84b | 18.02 ± 0.95a | 31.77 ± 3.22a | 35.22 ± 2.80b | 45.31 ± 5.63c | ||
MUFA | 4.59 ± 0.67a | 3.96 ± 1.22ab | 3.16 ± 0.64b | 8.70 ± 1.24ab | 11.02 ± 2.81a | 7.82 ± 1.26b | ||
PUFA | 30.45 ± 2.33a | 19.23 ± 2.57b | 19.23 ± 4.79b | 57.73 ± 3.51a | 53.74 + 4.26a | 46.87 + 5.92b | ||
n-6/n-3 | 17.17 ± 2.7a | 14.65 ± 1.88a | 11.85 ± 1.48b | 17.16 ± 2.70a | 14.65 ± 1.88a | 11.86 ± 1.48b |