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Table 1 Lipids investigated in this study

From: Assessment of free fatty acids and cholesteryl esters delivered in liposomes as novel class of antibiotic

Lipid class

Test lipid

Code

Molecular formula

Molecular weighta

Double bondsb

Free fatty acids

Palmitic acid

PA

C16H32O2

256.42

0

Stearic acid

SA

C18H36O2

284.48

0

Oleic acid

OA

C18H34O2

282.46

1

Linoleic acid

LA

C18H32O2

280.45

2

Arachidonic acid

AA

C20H32O2

304.47

4

Docosahexaenoic acid

DA

C22H32O2

328.49

6

Cholesteryl esters

Cholesteryl palmitate

CP

C43H76O2

625.06

0

Cholesteryl oleate

CO

C45H78O2

651.10

1

Cholesteryl linoleate

CL

C45H76O2

649.08

2

Cholesteryl arachidonate

CA

C47H76O2

673.11

4

  1. aAs provided by the manufacturer
  2. bNumber of unsaturated double bonds in the free or esterified fatty acid