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Fatty acid composition in seed oils of some onagraceae
Author(s) -
Zygadlo J. A.,
Morero R. E.,
Abburra R. E.,
Guzman C. A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02540474
Subject(s) - onagraceae , linoleic acid , composition (language) , oenothera , botany , biology , chemistry , food science , fatty acid , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics
The seeds of Oenothera picensis, O. indecora, Ludwigia longifolia and L. peruviana (Onagraceae) contained 18.3, 16.4, 13.9 and 10.1% oil, respectively. Chromatographic analyses showed high levels of linoleic acid (>71.5%) in the seed oils.