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The abundance of cis ‐5‐octadecenoic acid in Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii seed oil
Author(s) -
Spencer G. F.,
Earle F. R.
Publication year - 1972
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/bf02531517
Subject(s) - lipidology , chemistry , linoleic acid , clinical chemistry , oleic acid , food science , fatty acid , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Abstract Oil from Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels contains cis ‐5‐octadecenoic acid as 84% of its total fatty acids. The unsaturated acids normally found in seed oils are present in small amounts (oleic, 1%, linoleic 5.2%; and linolenic, 0.3%). Other unusual acids present, in minor amounts, are cis ‐5‐hexadecenoic (0.6%), 11‐octadecenoic (0.9%) and two polyenoic acids which are probably unsaturated at the 5 position.