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Tropaeolum speciosum seed fat: A rich source of cis ‐15‐tetracosenoic and cis ‐17‐hexacosenoic acids
Author(s) -
Litchfield Carter
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02531110
Subject(s) - botany , biology , food science
Tropaeolum speciosum seed fat contains 41.6 wt % cis ‐15‐tetracosenoic acid and 7.6 wt % cis ‐17‐hexacosenoic acid. Unlike nasturtium seed fat ( Tropaeolum majus ), the 22∶1, 24∶1 and 26∶1 in T. speciosum triglycerides are almost entirely esterified at the 1,3 positions.
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