Table 1 Fatty acid profile (percent area) of licorice supplemented with Silicon and mycorrhiza.

From: Adaptation of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. to water deficiency based on carbohydrate and fatty acid quantity and quality

Hit Name

lipid number

T1*

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T7

T8

T9

T10

T11

T12

T13

T14

T15

T16

T17

T18

T19

T20

Pentanoic acid

C05:0

0.22b ± 0.03

0.16bc ± 0.02

0.2b ± 0.03

0.26b ± 0.06

0.19b ± 0.04

0.21b ± 0.05

0.12bc ± 0.02

0.18b ± 0.02

0.23b ± 0.07

0.24b ± 0.04

0c ± 0

0.23b ± 0.04

0.23b ± 0.06

0.19b ± 0.03

0.23b ± 0.03

0.19b ± 0.06

0.13bc ± 0.05

0.22b ± 0.07

0.21b ± 0.05

0.54a ± 0.1

Hexanoic acid

C06:0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0.02a ± 0.001

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0.02a ± 0.002

0.02a ± 0.001

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0.02a ± 0.001

0b ± 0

0.01a ± 0

0.02a ± 0.003

0.01a ± 0.001

0b ± 0

0.02a ± 0.003

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

Octanoic acid

C08:0

0b ± 0

0.06ab ± 0.01

0.06ab ± 0.01

0.04ab ± 0.008

0.05ab ± 0.01

0.06ab ± 0.01

0.09a ± 0.02

0.07ab ± 0.01

0.07ab ± 0.009

0.04ab ± 0.005

0.11a ± 0.02

0.06ab ± 0.008

0.07ab ± 0.01

0.09a ± 0.01

0.06ab ± 0.007

0.04ab ± 0.006

0.1a ± 0.01

0.04ab ± 0.004

0.05ab ± 0.006

0.06ab ± 0.008

Nonanoic acid

C09:0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

1.44a ± 0.11

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

Decanoic acid

C10:0

0b ± 0

0.11a ± 0.02

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

00b ± 0

0.09ab ± 0.02

0b ± 0

0.11a ± 0.04

0.13a ± 0.05

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

00b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

pentadecanoic acid

C15:0

0c ± 0

0.22b ± 0.05

0.17b ± 0.03

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0.96a ± 0.12

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0.06c ± 0.01

0c ± 0

0.95a ± 0.11

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

Hexadecanoic acid

C16:0

14.30bc ± 1.11

17.56b ± 1.49

16.87b ± 1.93

15.26bc ± 2.13

15.6bc ± 1.67

16.55b ± 2.01

15.96b ± 1.55

17.53b ± 1.18

14.89bc ± 1.29

17.51b ± 1.36

18.04b ± 1.75

18.58b ± 1.44

15.69bc ± 1.91

18.64b ± 1.27

16.62b ± 1.33

17.43b ± 1.59

18.7b ± 1.45

17.77b ± 1.68

12.84c ± 1.32

30.59a ± 1.78

7-Hexadecenoic acid

C16:1n9

1.29b ± 0.09

0.38c ± 0.04

0.32c ± 0.02

0.26c ± 0.05

0.39c ± 0.05

0.38c ± 0.03

0.55bc ± 0.07

0.35c ± 0.04

0.75bc ± 0.06

0.37c ± 0.03

0.84bc ± 0.08

1.22b ± 0.14

2.59a ± 0.22

1.41b ± 0.13

0.35c ± 0.05

0.73bc ± 0.06

0.49bc ± 0.08

1.44b ± 0.11

0.53bc ± 0.09

2.62a ± 0.21

Heptadecanoic acid

C17:0

0.13b ± 0.03

0.18b ± 0.05

0.16b ± 0.07

0.14b ± 0.02

0.18b ± 0.05

0.16b ± 0.03

0.22b ± 0.06

0.17b ± 0.07

0.17b ± 0.04

0.18b ± 0.05

0.38b ± 0.06

0.17b ± 0.02

0.22b ± 0.04

0.22b ± 0.03

0.15b ± 0.04

0.15b ± 0.02

0.19b ± 0.07

1.14a ± 0.12

0c ± 0

0.34b ± 0.08

Octadecanoic acid

C18:0

6.99c ± 0.15

7.85c ± 0.18

7.73c ± 0.21

7.94c ± 0.24

10.19b ± 0.31

10.21b ± 0.19

8.25c ± 0.28

9.58c ± 0.33

7.78c ± 0.17

10.34b ± 0.41

9.04c ± 0.25

10.96b ± 0.36

9.48c ± 0.22

10.77b ± 0.35

12.23b ± 0.26

12.15b ± 0.24

9.94b ± 0.19

10.69b ± 0.28

6.9c ± 0.13

15.3a ± 0.33

9-Octadecenoic acid

C18:1n9

71.27a ± 3.66

67.57a ± 2.59

70.64a ± 3.97

69.67a ± 3.53

23d ± 1.86

22.85d ± 1.98

22.68d ± 2.61

23.51d ± 3.11

24.64d ± 2.54

23.08d ± 2.88

17.77d ± 2.31

20.77d ± 2.12

8.72e ± 1.11

21.27d ± 1.94

23.84d ± 2.37

19.28d ± 1.88

60.5b ± 4.15

19.67d ± 2.44

35.68c ± 2.91

41.05c ± 3.24

9,12-Octadecadienoic acid

C18:2n6

2.79c ± 0.08

1.12c ± 0.05

0.1c ± 0.02

2.09c ± 0.33

43.53b ± 3.04

45.76b ± 2.69

46.33b ± 3.05

44.68b ± 2.78

45.44b ± 3.66

43.2b ± 3.71

45.08b ± 2.53

40.43b ± 1.94

56.43a ± 3.33

41.06b ± 2.94

40.4b ± 3.01

45.56b ± 2.58

6.06c ± 0.13

42.81b ± 2.14

37.38b ± 1.66

1.98c ± 0.25

9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid

C18:3n3

0.1bc ± 0.03

0.45b ± 0.08

0.39b ± 0.06

0.34b ± 0.08

2.33a ± 0.15

0.1bc ± 0.03

0.35b ± 0.08

0.27b ± 0.08

0.47b ± 0.12

1.17ab ± 0.09

0.12bc ± 0.05

2.34a ± 0.11

2a ± 0.14

1.51ab ± 0.12

1.92a ± 0.13

1.47ab ± 0.13

0.7b ± 0.06

2.56a ± 0.12

1.66ab ± 0.11

1.06ab ± 0.08

Eicosanoic acid

C20:0

1.07c ± 0.08

1.37b ± 0.11

1.21c ± 0.09

1.14c ± 0.08

1.42b ± 0.12

1.43b ± 0.11

1.49b ± 0.12

1.28bc ± 0.07

2.4a ± 0.08

1.15c ± 0.07

2.33a ± 0.13

1.3b ± 0.09

1.65b ± 0.14

2.45a ± 0.12

1.37b ± 0.11

1.33b ± 0.11

1.31b ± 0.14

1.1c ± 0.08

1.46b ± 0.15

2.64a ± 0.13

11-Eicosenoic acid

C20:1n9

0.62a ± 0.09

0b ± 0

0.05b ± 0.02

0.66a ± 0.07

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 00

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

6,11-Eicosadienoic acid

C20:2n9

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0.21a ± 0.05

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

Docosanoic acid

C22:0

0.57c ± 0.12

1.1b ± 0.09

0.64c ± 0.11

1.46b ± 0.12

1.58b ± 0.13

1.34b ± 0.08

1.28b ± 0.14

1.53b ± 0.13

1.23b ± 0.11

1.7b ± 0.12

2.36a ± 0.11

2.77a ± 0.14

1.43b ± 0.15

1.41b ± 0.13

0.7c ± 0.04

0.66c ± 0.08

0.84c ± 0.09

0.72c ± 0.06

0.84c ± 0.07

1.67b ± 1.11

Tricosanoic acid

C23:0

0.06c ± 0.01

0.63b ± 0.11

0.07c ± 0.02

0.06c ± 0.01

0.08c ± 0.02

0.06c ± 0.02

0.06c ± 0.02

0.06c ± 0.01

0.07c ± 0.02

0.05c ± 0.01

0.25b ± 0.07

0.06c ± 0.01

0.06c ± 0.02

0.07c ± 0.02

0.06c ± 0.01

0.07c ± 0.01

0.07c ± 0.01

0.08c ± 0.02

1.67a ± 0.08

0c ± 0

Tetracosanoic acid

C24:0

0.41bc ± 0.05

0.42bc ± 0.04

0.37c ± 0.07

0.38c ± 0.06

0.59b ± 0.08

0.38c ± 0.05

0.49b ± 0.07

0.35c ± 0.03

0.4bc ± 0.06

0.5b ± 0.05

1.14b ± 0.09

0.4bc ± 0.14

0.44b ± 0.11

0.42bc ± 0.13

0.47b ± 0.11

0.56b ± 0.12

0.47b ± 0.11

0.84b ± 0.15

0.64b ± 0.13

1.83a ± 0.22

15-Tetracosenoic acid

C24:1n9

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0.7a ± 0.08

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0.84a ± 0.17

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

0b ± 0

Pentadecanoic acid

C25:0

0.13b ± 0.06

0.07b ± 0.02

0.05bc ± 0.01

0.1b ± 0.03

0.08b ± 0.02

0.04bc ± 0.01

0.18b ± 0.05

0.08b ± 0.02

0.07b ± 0.02

0.04bc ± 0.01

0.35a ± 0.12

0c ± 0

0.05bc ± 0.01

0.07b ± 0.01

0c ± 0

0.06b ± 0.01

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

Hexacosanoic acid

C26:0

0c ± 0

0.09b ± 0.02

0.05c ± 0.01

0.04c ± 0.01

0.11b ± 0.04

0c ± 0

0.12b ± 0.05

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0.38a ± 0.08

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

0c ± 0

Total fatty acid (TFA)

TFA

99.73a ± 4.31

99.33ab ± 2.55

99.79a ± 3.67

99.84a ± 3.82

99.3ab ± 3.26

99.61a ± 3.51

99.14ab ± 3.44

99.78a ± 3.19

99.56a ± 3.26

99.58a ± 4.24

99.64a ± 2.73

99.29ab ± 3.56

99.14ab ± 3.14

99.79a ± 2.91

99.36ab ± 3.21

99.66a ± 4.11

99.51a ± 3.55

99.1ab ± 3.64

99.86a ± 3.71

99.68a ± 4.33

Saturated fatty acid (SFA)

SFA

23.66b ± 1.12

29.81b ± 1.33

27.59b ± 1.42

26.82b ± 1.28

30.06b ± 2.08

30.52b ± 1.09

29.23b ± 2.03

30.97b ± 2.44

27.42b ± 2.01

31.75b ± 2.17

35.83b ± 3.02

34.52b ± 2.44

29.39b ± 2.11

34.33b ± 2.88

32.86b ± 2.05

32.63b ± 1.79

31.77b ± 1.98

32.61b ± 1.67

24.62b ± 2.16

52.98a ± 3.33

Unsaturated fatty acid (USFA)

USFA

76.06a ± 4.66

69.51b ± 5.04

72.2ab ± 3.65

73.02ab ± 4.11

69.24b ± 2.77

69.09b ± 3.82

69.91b ± 3.84

68.81b ± 2.95

72.14ab ± 4.06

67.83b ± 3.27

63.81bc ± 3.56

64.77bc ± 4.08

69.75b ± 4.03

65.45bc ± 5.01

66.5b ± 4.55

67.03b ± 2.98

67.74b ± 3.78

66.49b ± 4.05

75.24a ± 4.11

46.7c ± 3.32

Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA)

MUFA

73.17a ± 4.77

67.95a ± 4.52

71.71a ± 3.99

70.59a ± 3.68

23.38c ± 1.25

23.22c ± 1.34

23.24c ± 2.13

23.86c ± 1.22

26.23c ± 2.55

23.45c ± 1.24

18.61de ± 1.33

22 cd ± 1.77

11.31e ± 1.21

22.68c ± 1.11

24.19c ± 2.11

20.01d ± 2.88

60.98ab ± 5.12

21.12d ± 2.14

36.2bc ± 3.44

43.67b ± 2.08

Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)

PUFA

2.89d ± 1.12

1.57e ± 0.13

0.49e ± 0.15

2.43d ± 0.21

45.86b ± 3.64

45.86b ± 3.15

46.68b ± 2.61

44.95b ± 3.61

45.91b ± 4.01

44.38b ± 2.67

45.2b ± 3.26

42.77b ± 2.98

58.43a ± 3.66

42.78b ± 2.16

42.31b ± 2.68

47.02b ± 2.92

6.76d ± 3.41

45.38b ± 3.63

39.04c ± 4.09

3.04d ± 0.25

omega-3

omega-3

0.1c ± 0.03

0.45bc ± 0.06

0.39bc ± 0.06

0.34bc ± 0.08

2.33a ± 0.11

0.1c ± 0.03

0.35bc ± 0.07

0.27bc ± 0.06

0.47bc ± 0.08

1.17b ± 0.09

0.12c ± 0.05

2.34a ± 0.59

2a ± 0.32

1.51ab ± 0.18

1.92a ± 0.24

1.47ab ± 0.32

0.7b ± 0.13

2.56a ± 0.44

1.66ab ± 0.41

1.06b ± 0.09

omega-6

omega-6

2.79 cd ± 0.13

1.12d ± 0.14

0.1d ± 0.05

2.09 cd ± 0.09

43.53ab ± 2.33

45.76a ± 3.28

46.33a ± 3.71

44.68ab ± 3.55

45.44a ± 3.91

43.2ab ± 3.11

45.08ab ± 2.69

40.43b ± 3.46

56.43a ± 4.58

41.06b ± 3.42

40.4b ± 2.55

45.56a ± 2.63

6.06c ± 0.21

42.81ab ± 4.52

37.38b ± 4.08

1.98 cd ± 0.14

omega-9

omega-9

73.17a ± 5.44

67.95ab ± 5.26

71.71a ± 5.22

70.59a ± 4.55

23.38d ± 1.81

23.22d ± 1.29

23.24d ± 1.16

23.86d ± 1.19

26.23d ± 2.15

23.45d ± 1.69

18.61de ± 2.14

22de ± 2.03

11.31e ± 1.17

22.89d ± 2.33

24.19d ± 1.56

20.01de ± 1.99

60.98b ± 3.65

21.12de ± 2.13

36.2 cd ± 3.66

43.67c ± 3.67

omega-6/omega-3

n6/n3

27.94e ± 2.09

2.46f. ± 0.33

0.25f. ± 0.06

6.2f. ± 0.12

18.68ef ± 3.13

457.61a ± 7.66

132.37 cd ± 6.51

165.49c ± 6.15

97.52d ± 4.87

36.8e ± 4.66

381.73b ± 7.28

17.28ef ± 1.69

28.22e ± 2.33

27.17e ± 2.35

21.07ef ± 2.18

31.01e ± 2.54

8.67f. ± 1.14

16.72ef ± 1.85

22.47ef ± 2.05

1.88f. ± 0.34

  1. The compounds of fatty acids were identified by software of the GC–MS apparatus with a comparison of retention times and fragmentation patterns of the related peaks with those reported in the libraries of Wily and NIST. According to the analysis of variance that triple effects of fungi, drought levels and Si showed significant difference, slice method used for mean comparisons. Mean values with the same letters within a row are not significantly different (p < 0.05), Tukey test.
  2. *Treatments (T) are shown with numbers; 1: W100 Si0 F0; 2: W100 Si1 F0; 3: W100 Si0 F1; 4: W100 Si1 F1; 5: W80 Si0 F0; 6: W80 Si1 F0; 7: W80 Si0 F1; 8: W80 Si1 F1; 9: W60 Si0 F0; 10: W60 Si1 F0; 11: W60 Si0 F1; 12: W60 Si1 F1; 13: W40 Si0 F0; 14: W40 Si1 F0; 15: W40 Si0 F1; 16: W40 Si1 F1;17: W20 Si0 F0; 18: W20 Si1 F0; 19: W20 Si0 F1; 20: W20 Si1 F1.