Table 6 Average percentages of molecule found in ASE resin (in 4-year-old plants, CL1 and CL3 varieties) and extremums between brackets (biological variety).

From: Composition of Guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) resin

Family of molecule

Molecule or group of molecules

Average and extremums percentages found in ASE resins

Polyphenols

3–O–caffeoylquinic, 4–O–caffeoylquinic 5–O–caffeoylquinic, 3,4–O–dicaffeoylquinic, 3,5–O–dicaffeoylquinic and 4,5–O–dicaffeoylquinic acids

1% [0.01–0.9%]

Guayulins

Guayulins (A, B, C, D)

8.6% [4.1–12.1%]

Guayulin A

3.6% [0.9–5.4%]

Guayulin B

0.4% [0.05–1.9%]

Guayulin C

4.1% [1.6–6.6%]

Guayulin D

0.5% [0.3–0.8%]

Neutral lipids

Free fatty acids, di and triacylglycerols

20.0% [14.1–26.3%]

Free fatty acids

6.9% [4.9–9.0%]

Diacylglycerols

1.0% [0.8–1.2%]

Triacylglycerols

12.2% [4.3–18.6%]

Argentatines

Argentatins/isoargentatins and derivatives

56.4% [40.8–67.7%]

Argentatin A and Isoargentatin A

29.9% [14.4–54.7%]

Argentatin B and Isoargentatin B

24.3% [4.3–38.1%]

Alkanals

Docosanal, Tricosanal, Tetracosanal, Hexacosanal, Octacosanal

4.9% [2.3–8.3%]

Sugars

Fructose, glucose, sucrose

0.9% [0.3–1.5%]

 

Cinnamic acid

4.1% [1.6–6.5%]

 

Glycerol

1.0% [0.3–3.3%]