Research Article

Fatty Acids Analysis, Antioxidant and Biological Activity of Fixed Oil of Annona muricata L. Seeds

Table 2

Fatty acid composition of fixed oil of Annona muricata L. seeds.

Fatty acid Oil extracted using hexane
(%)
Oil extracted using diethylether
(%)

Myristic (C14:0)0.06 ± 0.010.05 ± 0.01
Palmitic (C16:0)19.12 ± 0.0219.22 ± 0.02
Heptadecanoic (C17:0)0.07 ± 0.010.07 ± 0.01
Stearic (C18:0)3.30 ± 0.013.22 ± 0.01
Arachidic (C20:0)0.42 ± 0.010.41 ± 0.01
Behenic (C22:0)0.10 ± 0.000.09 ± 0.00
Lignoceric (C24:0)0.10 ± 0.000.09 ± 0.00
SFA23.1723.15
Cis-10-Pentadecenoic (C15:1) Trace Trace
Palmitoleic (C16:1)1.36 ± 0.021.35 ± 0.02
Cis-10-Heptadecenoic (C17:1)0.05 ± 0.010.05 ± 0.01
Oleic (C18:1)39.18 ± 0.0339.22 ± 0.02
Cis-11-Eicosenoic (C20:1)0.16 ± 0.010.17 ± 0.01
MUFA40.7540.79
Linoleic (C18:2)34.91 ± 0.0334.85 ± 0.03
-Linolenic (18:3)1.16 ± 0.011.17 ± 0.01
PUFA36.0736.02

Values are expressed as mean ± SD ().
SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids.