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The component fatty acids of the glyceride and phospholipid fractions of the baobab seed ( Adansonia digitata )
Author(s) -
Cmelik S. H. W.
Publication year - 1963
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.2740140503
Subject(s) - glyceride , lecithin , linoleic acid , chemistry , adansonia digitata , palmitic acid , oleic acid , fatty acid , acetone , polyunsaturated fatty acid , chromatography , phospholipid , biochemistry , biology , botany , membrane
Glycerides from the decorticated seed of the baobab tree (A dansonia digitata) have been extracted with acetone and the fatty acid composition investigated by reversed‐phase paper chromatography. Pure lecithin and cephalin have been isolated from the alcohol‐ether (3: 1) extract and their fatty acids studied. All fractions contain palmitic acid as the predominant saturated and oleic acid as the main unsaturated acid. Linoleic acid is present in all fractions to the extent of 21.7 to 30.6, but no other polyunsaturated acids have been found.