Saturated
Linear Even
12:0
14:0
1S:0
1S:0
20:0
Monounsaturated
Linear Odd
(13:0)
15:0
17:0
19:0
14: 1 n-5, n- 7, n-9
1S:1n-9, n-7, n-5
1S:1n-11, n-9, n-7, n-5
20:1n-11, n-9, n-7, n-5
22:1n-13+11, n-9, n-7
24: 1 n-15 + 13 + 11, n-9, n-7
Iso and
Iso
14:0
Iso 15:0
Iso 1S:0
Iso 17:0
Iso 19:0
Anteiso
(Anteiso 14:0)
Anteiso 15:0
(Anteiso 1S:0)
Anteiso 17:0
(Anteiso 19:0)
Isoprenoid
TMTD
(C'6)
Pristanic (C'9)
Phytanic (C
20 )
Polyunsaturated C
18 and
1S:4n-3 LlS,9, 12, 15
POlyuns~turated
C
16
1S.4n-S (Ll3,S,9,12)
1S:3n-3
Ll9,
12, 15
1S:3n-S
LlS,9,12
1S:2n-3
(Ll12,15)
1S:2n-S
Ll9,12
b
1S:4n-1
LlS,9, 12, 15
1S:3n-1
Ll9,12,15
1S:2n-1
(Ll12,15)
1S:5n-3 Ll3,S,9,12,15
>1S.4n-1
LlS,11,14,17
>1S:3n-1
Ll11,14,17
1S:4n-4 (Ll3,S,9,12)
~
1S:3n-4
LlS,9,12
1S:2n-4
Ll9,12
> 18:3n-4
(LlS, 11,14)
> 1S: 2n-4
Ll11, 14
1S: 2n-7 (LlS,9)
Polyunsaturated C
20 , C
21 and Polyunsaturated C
22 Non-methylene-interrupted dienoic
20:2 Ll5,Ll11
22:2 Ll7,Ll13
20:2 Ll5,Ll13
22:2 Ll7,Ll15
20:5n-3 20:4n-S
22:Sn-3 22:5n-S
20:4n-3 20:3n-S
22:5n-3 22:4n-S
20:3n-3 20:2n-S
(22:4n-3) (22:3n-S)
(20:3n-9)
21 :5n-3
FIGURE 11.3. Fatty acids likely to be observed in aquatic organisms, including phytoplankton and macrophytes. The
n =
x notation
clearly shows the family relationships between those of different chain lengths.
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