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Kernel oils of seven plant species of zaire
Author(s) -
Foma Mazibo,
Abdala Tata
Publication year - 1985
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/bf02541756
Subject(s) - garcinia kola , botany , chemistry , horticulture , traditional medicine , biology , medicine
Kernels of Pentaclethra macrophylla, Allanblackia floribunda, Panda oleosa, Treculoa africana, Desplatzia dewevrei, Garcinia kola and Milletia laurentii were found to contain respectively 45.9, 67.6, 50.5, 11.8, 20.4, 2.1 and 22.9% oil (% dry matter). Gas liquid chromatography showed the major fatty acids of the kernel oils were as follows: P. macrophylla , 18:1 (31.3%) and 18:2 (40.4%); A. floribunda , 18:0 (55.9%) and 18:1 (43.3%); P. oleosa , 16:0 (32.0%), 18:1 (30.2%) and 18:2 (29.2%); T. africana , 16:0 (25.7%), 18:1 (32.7%) and 18:2 (25.8%); D. dewevrei , 16:0 (37.8%), 18:1 (18.1%) and 18:2 (35.0%); G. kola , 16:0 (19.0%), 18:1 (38.4%) and 18:2 (23.7%), and M. laurentii , 18:1 (44.9%) and 18:2 (17.6%).