Research Article
Chemical Composition of Urtica simensis Grown in Different Regions of Ethiopia
Table 3
Relative percentage composition of fatty acids detected in leaves of Urtica simensis collected from six different districts in Ethiopia.
| Peak no. | Name, symbol | Dilla | Bule | Hula | Adaba | Dodola | Dima | Mean | SD |
| 1 | Lauric acid, C12 : 0 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 2 | Myristic acid, C14 : 0 | ND | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 3 | Hypogeic acid, C16 : 1 (n − 9) | ND | 0.49 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 4 | Palmitoleic acid, C16 : 1 (n − 7) | 1.66 | 2.20 | 1.89 | 2.27 | 2.04 | 2.25 | 2.05 | 0.24 | 5 | Palmitic acid, C16 : 0 | 18.6 | 19.9 | 16.6 | 20.8 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 1.80 | 6 | Margaric acid, C17 : 0 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 7 | Linoleic acid, C18 : 2 (n − 6) | 12.6 | 15.3 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 23.9 | 17.1 | 3.80 | 8 | α-Linolenic acid, C18 : 3 (n − 3) | 38.9 | 40.6 | 47.4 | 34.0 | 34.4 | 45.4 | 40.1 | 5.50 | 9 | Oleic acid, C18 : 1 (n − 9) | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.40 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.10 | 10 | Stearic acid, C18 : 0 | 2.97 | 3.12 | 2.28 | 3.71 | 3.15 | 2.22 | 2.91 | 0.57 | 11 | Dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, C20 : 3 (n − 6) | ND | 0.14 | 0.38 | ND | ND | ND | 0.26 | 0.17 | 12 | Arachidonic acid, C20 : 4 (n − 6) | ND | 0.38 | 0.23 | ND | ND | ND | 0.31 | 0.10 | 13 | Arachidic acid, C20 : 0 | 11.8 | 8.72 | 6.21 | 8.33 | 12.6 | 4.29 | 8.67 | 3.19 | 14 | Heneicosylic acid, C21 : 0 | 0.82 | 0.60 | 0.38 | 0.86 | 0.65 | 0.32 | 0.60 | 0.22 | 15 | Behenic acid, C22 : 0 | 7.10 | 4.64 | 3.71 | 6.91 | 6.58 | 2.29 | 5.20 | 1.97 | 16 | Lignoceric acid, C24 : 0 | 4.68 | 2.90 | 2.30 | 4.24 | 5.48 | 2.29 | 3.65 | 1.34 |
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ND is not detected.
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