Research Article
Chemical Composition of Urtica simensis Grown in Different Regions of Ethiopia
Table 4
The concentrations (mg kg−1 dry weight) of the fatty acids determined in the leaves of Urtica simensis grown in different locations in Ethiopia.
| | Fatty acid | Dilla Zuria | Bule | Hula | Adaba | Dodola | Dima | Mean |
| | Palmitoleic acid | 68.08 | 178.0 | 191.1 | 140.8 | 69.38 | 179.9 | 137.9 | | Palmitic acid | 760.2 | 1614 | 1676 | 1294 | 615.0 | 1296 | 1209 | | Linoleic acid | 516.4 | 1237 | 1812 | 1087 | 529.2 | 1907 | 1181 | | α-Linolenic acid | 1590 | 3286 | 4796 | 2116 | 1173 | 3621 | 2764 | | Oleic acid | 22.09 | 49.82 | 40.61 | 32.56 | 21.49 | 33.58 | 33.36 | | Stearic acid | 121.7 | 252.8 | 230.6 | 230.6 | 107.4 | 177.3 | 186.8 | | Arachidic acid | 483.7 | 706.5 | 628.3 | 518.1 | 429.6 | 342.4 | 518.1 | | Heneicosylic acid | 33.71 | 48.49 | 38.32 | 53.18 | 22.25 | 25.65 | 36.93 | | Behenic acid | 290.6 | 375.0 | 375.6 | 429.3 | 224.1 | 182.9 | 312.9 | | Lignoceric acid | 191.4 | 235.2 | 232.4 | 263.4 | 186.5 | 182.6 | 215.3 |
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