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Identification and quantitative determination of the lipids of Alocasia macrorrhiza tubers
Author(s) -
Opute Frederick I.,
Osagie Anthony U.
Publication year - 1978
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.2740291203
Subject(s) - degree of unsaturation , chemistry , linoleic acid , palmitic acid , food science , glycolipid , linolenic acid , dry weight , fatty acid , oleic acid , composition (language) , chromatography , biochemistry , botany , biology , linguistics , philosophy
The identity, composition and concentration of each of the major lipids found in Alocasia tubers were investigated using a combination of chromatographic procedures. On a weight to weight basis, the neutral lipids, glycolipids and phospholipids comprised 60.5, 19.0 and 20.5% respectively while the total extractable lipids accounted for 0.6% of the dry weight. In addition to the conventional lipid classes of tubers, the presence of tri‐ and tetragalactosyl diglycerides was confirmed. The predominant fatty acid in each lipid class was linoleic acid with palmitic, oleic and linolenic acids being the other ones. In general, a high degree of unsaturation (66%), similar for most tuber lipids, was established for the component fatty acids of Alocasia .