Research Article

Millipedes as Food for Humans: Their Nutritional and Possible Antimalarial Value—A First Report

Table 2

Fatty acid distribution as determined by pyrolysis-GC/MS analysis. Unsaturated fatty acids constitute 40% of total fatty acids of Tymbodesmus falcatus.

No.IDName Percent

110:0Caprylic acid30.3
212:0Lauric acid4.330.5
314:0Myristic acid5.823.1
415:0Pentadecanoic acid6.561.0
516:0Palmitic acid7.3743.1
616:1 n9Sapienic acid7.610.2
716:1 n7Palmitoleic acid7.671.5
817:0Margaric acid8.010.8
918:0Stearic acid8.737.8
1018:1 n9Oleic acid9.0636.8
1118:1 n7Vaccenic acid0.0
1218:2 n6Linoleic acid9.51.6
1318:3 n6Gamma linolenic acid0.0
1420:0Arachidic acid101.1
1518:3 n3Alpha linolenic acid10.080.1
1618:2 xOctadecenoic acid10.240.5
1720:1 n9Gadoleic acid0.0
1818:2 xOctadecenoic acid10.340.5
1918:2 xOctadecenoic acid10.550.3
2020:2Eicosadienoic acid0.0
2120:3Eicosatrienoic acid0.0
2222:0Behenic acid11.20.1
2320:4 n6Arachidonic acid0.0
2421:0Heneicosylic acid11.770.1
2520:5 n3Timnodonic acid0.0
2624:0Lignoceric acid12.330.4
2722:5 n6Docosapentaenoic acid0.0
2822:6 n3Docosahexaenoic acid0.0

Total100.0