Fig. 2 in Fatty acid isoprenoid alcohol ester synthesis in fruits of the African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis)

Fig. 2. Fatty acid isoprenoid alcohol ester content and composition in mesocarp and kernel of the Deli x La Me´line. The wax ester fraction was isolated from mesocarp and kernel tissues of fruits of the Deli x La Me´line by solid phase extraction. Fatty acid phytyl esters (FAPEs) and fatty acid geranylgeranyl esters (FAGGEs) were quantified by Q-TOF MS/MS analysis. (a) Total FAPE and FAGGE contents in mesocarp and kernel tissues. (b) Molecular species composition of FAPEs and FAGGEs in mesocarp and kernel tissue. Data show mean ± SD, n = 3. Values significantly different between tissues, or between FAPE and FAGGE in the same tissue, are indicated by asterisks. *, P <0.05; **, P