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Characteristics and composition of six malvaceae seeds and the oils
Author(s) -
Rao K. Sundar,
Lakshminarayana G.
Publication year - 1984
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/bf02542238
Subject(s) - malvaceae , abutilon , composition (language) , botany , chemistry , linoleic acid , biology , fatty acid , weed , biochemistry , linguistics , philosophy
The seeds of Sida veronicifolia Linn., syn. S. bumilis cav., S. cordifolia Linn., S. ovata Forsk., S. mysorensis W & A., syn. S. urticaefolia W & A, S. rhombifolia var. retusa Masters and Abutilon crispum Medik. (Malvaceae) contained 15.5%, 11.5%, 12.1%, 13.2%, 20.2% and 12.5% oil, and 15.0%, 14.1%, 17.3%, 13.6%, 12.6% and 18.4% protein, respectively. Linoleic acid predominated (54.9–69.4%) as the fatty acid of all the oils, and malvalic (1.3–11.4%) and sterculic acids (0.4–1.1%) were significant.

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