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Table 1
Fatty acids of interest cited in this manuscript, some uses, and plants showing the highest content in their oil.
| Fatty acid common name | Nomenclature | Plant with highest known content (%) | Family | Uses | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octanoic | 8:0 | Cuphea pulcherrima (94.4%) | Lythraceae | Perfume, antifungal | (Graham and Kleiman, 1992) |
| Capric | 10:0 | Cuphea koehne (93.8%) | Lythraceae | Flavors, perfumes, dyes | (Graham and Kleiman, 1992) |
| Lauric | 12:0 | Actinodaphne hookeri (96%) | Lauraceae | Detergent | (Banerji et al., 1984) |
| Myristic | 14:0 | Pycnathus kombo (61.6%) | Myristicaceae | Candles, soap, fuel, lubricants | (Banerji et al., 1984) |
| Palmitic acid | 16:0 | Myrica carolinensis (77.5%) | Myricaceae | Plasticizer | (Harlow et al., 1965) |
| Palmitoleic | 16:1Δ9 | Doxhanta unguis (> 60%) | Bignoniaceae | Production of octene | (Nguyen et al., 2010) |
| Stearic | 18:0 | Momordica charantia (74.5%) | Cucurbitaceae | Candles, soap, detergents | (Dave et al., 1985) |
| Vaccenic | 18:1Δ11c | Entandraphragma (62%) | Meliaceae | Production undecanoic acid (11:0, Nylon production) | (Kleiman and Payne-Wahl, 1984) |
| Vernolic | Δ12,13–O–18:1Δ9c | Vernonia galamensis (79–81%) | Asteraceae | Adhesives, varnish, paintings, solvent | (Ucciani, 1994) |
| Ricinoleic | Δ12–OH–18:1Δ9c | Ricinus communis (90%) | Euphorbiacee | Polymers | (Gunstone et al., 1986) |
| Eleostearic | 18:3Δ9c,11t,13t | Vernicia fordii (75.2%) | Euphorbiaceae | Varnishes | (Zhang et al., 2014) |
| Linolenic | 18:3cis-Δ9,12,15 |
Fragaria vesca (43%)
Linum usitatissimum (35–66%) Euphorbia niciciana (74.3%) Vitis vinifera (63–75.7%) |
Rosaceae
Linaceae Euphorbiaceae Vitaceae |
Food, paintings, plastics | (Johansson et al., 1997; Ucciani, 1994) |
| Erucic | 22:1Δ13c | Crambe abyssinica (55–60%) | Brassicaceae | Emolients, tensio actifs | (Ortiz et al., 2020) |
| Nebraskanic Wuhanic acid |
7,18–(OH)2–24:1Δ15
7,18–(OH)2–24:2Δ15c,21c |
Orychophragmus violaceus (38%) | Brassicaceae | Lubricant | (Romsdahl et al., 2019) |
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