Research Article

Chemical Characterization and Antibacterial Properties of Fontitrygon margarita (Günther, 1870) Liver Oil

Table 2

Fatty acid profile of Fontitrygon margarita liver oils according to the extraction method.

Fatty acidsCommon name of fatty acidOil extracted by cooking-pressing (%)Oil extracted by exudation (%)

C12:0Lauric acid0.03 ± 0.01a0.12 ± 0.05b
C14:0Myristic acid2.73 ± 0.26a2.64 ± 0.34a
C16:0Palmitic acid9.96 ± 1.30a9.94 ± 1.96a
C17:0Margaric acid0.20 ± 0.04a0.25 ± 0.04a
C18:0Stearic acid2.40 ± 0.24a2.50 ± 0.33a
C20:0Arachidic acid0.30 ± 0.09a0.40 ± 0.06a
C22:0Béhénic acid0.16 ± 0.03a0.15 ± 0.04a
C24:0Lignoceric acid0.08 ± 0.01a0.07 ± 0.01a
ΣSFA15.86 ± 1.57a16.07 ± 2.41a
C12:1Lauroleic acid2.60 ± 0.39a2.58 ± 0.26a
C16:1Palmitoleic acid3.25 ± 0.64a2.96 ± 0.44a
C17:1Heptadecenoïc acid0.17 ± 0.05a0.34 ± 0.05b
C18:1Oleic acid41.90 ± 4.59a41.23 ± 5.19a
C20:1 ω6Eicosatetraenoïc acid4.45 ± 0.44a4.42 ± 1.24a
C22:1Erucic acid3.25 ± 0.55a3.50 ± 0.69a
C24:1 ω9Nervonic acid0.35 ± 0.06a0.38 ± 0.07a
ΣMUFA55.97 ± 8.40a55.41 ± 7.20a
C18:2 ω6Linoleic acid12.92 ± 1.66a13.07 ± 1.96a
C18:3 ω3α-Linolenic acid4.71 ± 0.71a4.70 ± 1.32a
C18:3 ω6γ-Linolenic acid (GLA)0.15 ± 0.02a0.32 ± 0.09b
C18:4 ω3Stearidonic acid (moroctique)0.84 ± 0.11a0.82 ± 0.12a
C20:4 ω6Eicosatetraenoïc acid (ETA)0.30 ± 0.04a0.40 ± 0.05b
C20:4 ω6Arachidonic acid0.29 ± 0.06a0.29 ± 0.03a
C20:5 ω3Eicosapentaenoïc acid (EPA)3.05 ± 0.40a3.06 ± 0.46a
C22:4 ω6Docosapentaenoïc acid (DPA)0.13 ± 0.02a0.16 ± 0.03a
C22:5 ω3Docosapentaenoïc acid1.35 ± 0.13a1.30 ± 0.36a
C22:5 ω6Docosahexaenoïc acid (DHA)0.08 ± 0.01a0.10 ± 0.01a
C22:6 ω3Docosahexaenoïc acid (DHA)4.35 ± 0.43a4.30 ± 0.56a
ΣPUFA28.17 ± 3.88a28.52 ± 4.23a
Total fatty acids100.00 ± 0.00a100.0 ± 0.00a
Number of fatty acids2626
Σω314.3 ± 1.86a14.18 ± 2.55a
Σω613.87 ± 1.37a14.34 ± 2.15a
Σω3/Σω61.03 ± 0.13a0.98 ± 0.17a
ΣPUFAs/ΣSFA1.77 ± 0.27a1.78 ± 0.32a
DHA/EPA1.45 ± 0.14a1.44 ± 0.26a

PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; SFA: saturated fatty acids.
In the same row, the numbers with the same letters are not significantly different (),  =3.