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Ammi visnaga : Composition of the fatty acids present in the seed fat
Author(s) -
Grindley D. N.
Publication year - 1950
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740010207
Subject(s) - oleic acid , palmitic acid , chemistry , linoleic acid , food science , composition (language) , fatty acid , ammi , chromone , botany , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy , gene–environment interaction , genotype , gene
The seed fat of the Umbelliferous plant Ammi visnaga Linn, has been analysed, and the composition of the fatty acids has been shown to be palmitic acid 5%, petroselinic acid 50%, oleic acid 32%, linoleic acid 13%. This species thus resembles other members of the family Umbelliferae, which are characterized by major proportions of petroselinic acid in the seed fat. The presence of the chromone, khellin, in the seeds has been confirmed.