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Table A.1 – Configuration and groups of fatty acids

Chain length

Configuation and group

Systematic name

Trivial name

Abbrev.

C4:0 C6:0 C8:0

SFA Butanoic SFA Hexanoic SFA Octanoic SFA Decanoic SFA Dodecanoic SFA Tetradecanoic MUFA Δ9-tetradecenoic SFA Pentadecanoic MUFA Δ10-Pentadecenoic MUFA Δ9-Hexadecenoic SFA Heptadecanoic MUFA Δ10-Heptadecenoic SFA Hexadecanoic

Butyric Caproic Caprylic Capric Lauric Myristic

C10:0 C12:0 C14:0 C14:1 C15:0 C15:1 C16:0 C16:1 C17:0 C17:1 C18:0

ω - 5 (or n-5)

cis

Myristoleic

ω - 5 (or n-5)

cis

Palmitic

ω - 7 (or n-7)

cis

Palmitoleic

ω - 7 (or n-7)

cis

SFA Octadecanoic

Stearic

C18:1 TFA

sum of C18:1 trans isomers

all trans 4 to 16 Octadecenoic

trans *

C18:1

ω - 9 (or n-9)

cis

MUFA Δ9-Octadecenoic

Oleic

C18.2 TFA

sum of C18:2 trans isomers

all trans 9,12 Octadecadienoic

trans *

C18:2

ω - 6 (or n-6)

cis

PUFA Δ9,12-Octadecadienoic PUFA Δ9,11-Octadecadienoic PUFA Δ6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic

Linoleic Rumenic

LA

C18:2 CLA ω - 6 (or n-6) cis/ trans

CLA

C18:3

ω - 6 (or n-6)

cis

gamma-linolenic

C18:3 TFA

sum of C18:3 trans isomers

all trans 9,12,15 Octadecatrienoic

trans *

C18:3 C20:0 C20:1 C20:2 C20:3 C20:3 C20:4 C20:5 C21:0 C22:0 C22:1 C22:2 C22:6 C24:0 C24:1

ω - 3 (or n-3)

cis

PUFA Δ9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic

Linolenic Arachidic Gondoic

ALA

SFA Eicosanoic

ω - 9 (or n-9) ω - 6 (or n-6) ω - 6 (or n-6) ω - 3 (or n-3) ω - 6 (or n-6) ω - 3 (or n-3)

cis cis cis cis cis cis

MUFA Δ11-Eicosenoic

PUFA Δ11,14-Eicosadienoic PUFA Δ8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic PUFA Δ11,14,17-Eicosatrienoic PUFA Δ5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic PUFA Δ5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic

dihomo-gamma-linolenic (DHGLA)

Arachidonic

ARA EPA

Eicosapentaenoic

SFA Heneicosanoic SFA Docosanoic MUFA Δ13-Docosenoic

Behenic

ω - 9 (or n-9) ω - 6 (or n-6) ω - 3 (or n-3)

cis cis cis

Erucic

PUFA Δ13,16-Docosadienoic

PUFA Δ4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosahexaenoic Docosahexaenoic

DHA

SFA Tetracosanoic

Lignoceric Nervonic

ω - 9 (or n-9)

cis

MUFA Δ15-Tetracosenoic

* Do not include trans fatty acids into MUFA and PUFA sums.

Abbreviations

FAME Fatty acid methyl ester

MUFA

Monounsaturated fatty acids

FA

Fatty acid

PUFA

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

GLC

Gas Liquid Chromatography

LC-PUFA

Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

MTBE tert-Butyl methyl ether

ω - 3

Omega-3 fatty acids

MeOH Methanol

ω - 6

Omega-6 fatty acids

R

Resolution factor

ω - 9

Omega-9 fatty acids

RF

Response factor

LA

Linoleic acid (C18:2 n-6)

RT

Retention time

ALA

Linolenic acid (C18:3 n-3) also called α-linolenic acid

TAG

Triacylglycerol

ARA (AA)

Arachidonic acid (C20:4 n-6)

TFA

Trans fatty acid

EPA

Ecosapentaeinoic acid (C20:5 n-3)

CLA

Conjugated linoleic acid (C18:2 cis-9,trans-11, also called rumenic acid)

DHA

Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6 n-3)

SFA

Saturated fatty acids

OFA

Other fatty acids (sum of unknowns or less important and less abundant fatty acids)

NOTE

Other fatty acids (OFA) are the sum of less important or unknown fatty acids. OFA are not included into TFA, SFA,

MUFA and PUFA sums.

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