Fatty Acid Composition and Lipid Profile of Diospyros mespiliformis, Albizia lebbeck, and Caesalpinia pulcherrima Seed Oils from Nigeria
Table 5
Triacylglycerol molecular species composition (wt.%) of B. nitida and G. sepium.
ECN
Expected molecular species
A. lebbeck
C. pulcherrima
D. mespiliformis
C36
LnLnLn
33.27 ± 0.50
15.16 ± 0.50
ND
C38
LLnLn
33.86 ± 0.20
21.51 ± 0.80
27.13 ± 0.30
C40
LLLn/LnLnP/LnLnO
13.17 ± 0.60
42.63 ± 0.30
41.11 ± 0.50
C42
LLL/LLNO/PLLn/SLnLn
7.00 ± 0.10
7.32 ± 0.20
12.40 ± 0.20
C44
LnOO/OLL/SLLN/PLL/PLnP
7.50 ± 0.30
8.11 ± 0.30
14.40 ± 0.20
C46
POL/OOL/PLP
3.20 ± 0.50
4.27 ± 0.10
3.10 ± 0.20
C48
SLnS/OOO/POP
2.00 ± 0.20
1.00 ± 0.10
1.86 ± 0.05
Values are mean ± standard deviation of triplicate determinations. ND = not detected. Ln = linolenic acid, L = linoleic, O = oleic acid, P = palmitic acid, and S = steric acid.