Table 2 Fatty acyl (FA) composition of identified lipid species in the lipidome of the adult female of Haemonchus contortus
Lipid category | Saturated (%) | Unsaturated (%) | Odd-numbered chain FA (%) | Even-numbered chain FA (%) | Total no. of FAs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medium-chain FAa | Long-chain FAb | Medium-chain FA | Long-chain FA | ||||
Glycerolipids | 2.5 | 11.4 | nd | 37.0 | 5.2 | 45.7 | 796 |
Glycerophospholipids | nd | 10.9 | nd | 29.3 | 2.2 | 38.0 | 413 |
Sphingolipids | nd | 5.2 | nd | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 78 |
Steroid lipids | nd | 0 | nd | 0.4 | nd | 0.4 | 11 |
In total | 2.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 70.0 | 12.1 | 87.9 | 1298 |