Research Article

Does Inhalation of Virgin Coconut Oil Accelerate Reversal of Airway Remodelling in an Allergic Model of Asthma?

Table 1

List of free fatty acids detected in the VCO sample.

IUPACCommon nameLipid numberMolecular formulaPercentage of composition (%)

Dodecanoic acidLauric acidC12:0C12H24O240.86
Methyl tetradecanoateMethyl myristateC15:0C15H30O211.14
Octanoic acidCaprylic acidC8:0C18H16O27.69
Decanoic acidCapric acidC10:0C10H20O25.17
Hexadecanoic acidPalmitic acidC16:0C16H32O24.22
9-Octadecenoic acidOleic acidC18:1 n-9C18H34O20.33

The IUPAC nomenclature was referred as International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. All the compounds listed were selected based on the 0.9 matching with the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) database.