Table 2 Composition of fatty acids in sea-buckthorn oil [3, 12, 14, 15, 61, 63]
Common name | Systematic name | Content in wt.% | General formula | Numerical symbol | Omega family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturated fatty acids | |||||
 Palmitic acid | Hexadecanoic acid | 30–33 | CH3(CH2)14COOH | C16:0 | - |
 Stearic acid | Octadecanoic acid | <1 | CH3(CH2)16COOH | C18:0 | - |
Unsaturated fatty acids | |||||
 Palmitoleic acid | (Z)-9-hexadecenoic acid | 30–35 | C16H30O2 | 16:1 | 7 |
 Oleic acid | (Z)-9-octadecenoic acid | 14–18 | C18H34O2 | 18:1 | 9 |
 Linoleic acid (LA) | (Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid | 5–7 | C18H32O2 | 18:2 | 6 |
 α-Linolenic acid (ALA) | (Z,Z,Z)-9,12,15- octadecatrienoic acid | 30 | C18H30O2 | 18:3 | 3 |
 γ-linolenic acid (GLA) | (Z,Z,Z)-6,9,12- octadecatrienoic acid | 35 | C18H30O2 | 18:3 | 6 |
 Gondoic acid | (Z)-11-eicosenoic acid | 2 | C20H38O2 | 20:1 | 9 |