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 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | Palmitic (C16:0) | 19.12 ± 0.02 | 19.22 ± 0.02 | Heptadecanoic (C17:0) | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | Stearic (C18:0) | 3.30 ± 0.01 | 3.22 ± 0.01 | Arachidic (C20:0) | 0.42 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | Behenic (C22:0) | 0.10 ± 0.00 | 0.09 ± 0.00 | Lignoceric (C24:0) | 0.10 ± 0.00 | 0.09 ± 0.00 | SFA | 23.17 | 23.15 | Cis-10-Pentadecenoic (C15:1) |
Trace |
Trace | Palmitoleic (C16:1) | 1.36 ± 0.02 | 1.35 ± 0.02 | Cis-10-Heptadecenoic (C17:1) | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | Oleic (C18:1) | 39.18 ± 0.03 | 39.22 ± 0.02 | Cis-11-Eicosenoic (C20:1) | 0.16 ± 0.01 | 0.17 ± 0.01 | MUFA | 40.75 | 40.79 | Linoleic (C18:2) | 34.91 ± 0.03 | 34.85 ± 0.03 | -Linolenic (18:3) | 1.16 ± 0.01 | 1.17 ± 0.01 | PUFA | 36.07 | 36.02 |
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Values are expressed as mean ± SD (). SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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