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An analytical study on fatty acids in pollen extract
Author(s) -
Seppänen T.,
Laakso I.,
Wójcicki J.,
Samochowiec L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.2650030311
Subject(s) - polyunsaturated fatty acid , fatty acid , chemistry , pollen , fraction (chemistry) , linolenic acid , biochemistry , chromatography , food science , biology , botany , linoleic acid
Fatty acids in the fat‐soluble fraction of pollen extract (Cernitin GBX) were analysed. Fatty acids were determined on a Dani 3860 PTV GC. Identification was based on the retention times of known mixtures of free fatty acids and their methyl esters in GC/MS. The major part of the fatty acid fraction was in free form. Bound fatty acids were characterized by a high content of α‐linolenic acid (70%). The mechanism of antiatherosclerotic action of this pollen extract may be, at least in part, due to polyunsaturated fatty acids.