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New source of α‐eleostearic acid: Ricinocarpus bowmanii and Ricinocarpus tuberculatus seed oils
Author(s) -
Rao K Sundar,
Kaluwin C,
Jones G P,
Rivett D E,
Tucker D J
Publication year - 1991
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.2740570313
Subject(s) - euphorbiaceae , botany , chemistry , biology
Seed oils of Ricinocarpus bowmanii F Muell and Ricinocarpus tuberculatus Muell Arg (Euphorbiaceae) were found to contain 60.9 and 46.8% of a‐eleostearic acid (cis‐9, trans‐1 1, trans‐13‐octadecatrienoic acid). a‐Eleostearic acid was identijied and estimated by using a combination of spectroscopic and chromatographic analyses.