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Unusual fatty acids of Cordia rothii seed oil
Author(s) -
Daulatabad Chirag Mahmood Jehan D,
Desai Vijayaraj A,
Hosamani Kallappa M
Publication year - 1992
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.2740580219
Subject(s) - boraginaceae , botany , chemistry , ricinoleic acid , palmitic acid , biology , fatty acid , organic chemistry , castor oil
The seed oil of Cordia rothii Roem and Schult, syn Cordia angustifolia Roxb. belonging to the family Boraginaceae contains ricinoleic (10.8 %), malvalic (2.5%), sterculic (1.5%), myristic (2.4%), palmitic (32.8%), stearic (2.2%), oleic (7.8%) and linoleic (40.0%) acids.