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Improved procedures for the isolation of pure oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids or their methyl esters from natural sources
Author(s) -
Gunstone Frank D.,
McLaughlan John,
Scrimgeour Charles M.,
Watson Andrew P.
Publication year - 1976
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.2740270714
Subject(s) - evening primrose , evening primrose oil , chemistry , linolenic acid , linoleic acid , linolenate , isolation (microbiology) , organic chemistry , food science , biology , fatty acid , microbiology and biotechnology
Abstract The methods normally employed for the isolation of pure methyl oleate, linoleate, and α‐linolenate from appropriate natural sources are reviewed and simple procedures for isolating these esters are recommended. Evening Primrose Oil ( Oenothera biennis ) is a particularly useful source of linoleic acid.