S.No |
Fatty acids |
Position of the carbon atom |
Male |
Female |
Berried |
Total |
1 |
Palmitic acid |
C16:0 |
0.042c ± 0.26 |
0.454a ± 0.12 |
0.112b ± 0.41 |
0.606 ± 0.79 |
2 |
Margaric acid |
C17:0 |
0.102c ± 0.37 |
0.749a ± 0.65 |
0.201b ± 0.52 |
1.052 ± 1.54 |
3 |
Stearic acid |
C18:0 |
0.275c ± 0.42 |
0.589a ± 0.37 |
0.302b ± 0.52 |
1.166 ± 1.31 |
Total |
0.419c ± 1.05 |
1.792a ± 1.14 |
0.615b ± 1.45 |
2.826 ± 1.51 |
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Different superscripts in a rows are significantly different (P<0.05) |
Table 1: Saturated fatty acids (%) in P. vigil (Values are mean of three values ± SE). |