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Table 1 Fatty acid composition of L. sativus seed and rat liver GPI.

From: Purification and Characterization of Insulin-Mimetic Inositol Phosphoglycan-Like Molecules From Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus) Seeds

Fatty Acid

% of Total Fatty Acids

L. sativus GPI

Rat Liver GPI

14:0

2.5

3.8

15:0

1.3

1.3

16:0

34.6

53.3

17:0

1.3

1.9

18:0

35.7

37.2

18:1n-9

3.5

2.5

18:2n-6

2.2

ND

22:0

4.0

ND

22:1

1.3

ND

23:0

3.0

ND

24:0

11.9

ND

Saturated

94.3

97.5

Monounsaturated

3.5

2.5

Diunsaturated

2.2

ND

  1. 14:0, 14-carbon chain length fatty acid without a single carbon-carbon double bond; n, position of the first carbon-carbon double bond in the fatty acid. ND, not detected.