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Table 2 Fatty acids profiles of C. nigrodigitatus and H. odoe oils obtained by cooking-pressing method and maceration in hexane

From: Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of oils from Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus and Hepsetus odoe, two freshwater fishes from Yabassi, Cameroon

Acides gras

Common name of fatty acid

C. nigrodigitatus oil by cooking-pressing method

C. nigrodigitatus oil by maceration

H. odoe oil by cooking pressing method

 C14:0

Myristic acid

4.58

2.86

1.25

 C15:0

Pentadecanoic acid

1.05

0.89

0.74

 C16:0

Palmitic acid

27.55

34.07

24.25

 C17:0

Heptadecanoic acid

1.58

1.34

1.70

 C18:0

Stearic acid

13.06

12.01

8.32

 C20:0

Arachidic acid

1.73

0.34

0.76

 C22:0

Behenic acid

0.38

0.21

0.42

 C24:0

Lignoceric acid

0.16

/

0.15

ΣSFA

 

50.09

51.72

37.59

 C16 :1

Palmitoleic acid

4.05

4.28

11.67

 C17 :1

Heptadecanoic acid

1.07

0.76

0.69

 C18 :1

Oleic acid

23.98

26.30

27.28

 C20 :1

cis-11 Eicosenoic acid

1.13

2.57

0.24

 C22 :1

Erucic acid

0.36

/

0.08

ΣMUFA

 

30.59

33.91

39.96

 C18 :2

Linolelaidic acid

3.28

3.53

7.19

 C18 :3

linolenic acid

1.65

1.37

3.93

 C20 :2

Docosadienoic acid

0.40

0.78

1.06

 C20 :3

Eicosatrienoic acid

0.57

3.01

3.84

 C20 :4

Arachidonic acid

2.04

/

0.32

 C20 :5

Eicosapentaenoic acid

4.10

1.29

1.45

 C22 :6

Docosahexaenoic acid

6.36

2.96

2.45

ΣPUFA

 

18.4

12.94

20.24

ΣUFA

 

48.99

46.85

60.2

Σn-3

 

12.11

5.62

7.83

Σn-6

 

5.32

3.53

7.51

Σn-3 /Σ n-6

 

2.27

1.59

1.04

  1. Values are expressed as percentage of fatty acid. PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid, UFA unsaturated fatty acid, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acid, SFA saturated fatty acid