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Lunaria seed oil—A rich source of C 24 fatty acids
Author(s) -
Wilson T. L.,
Smith C. R.,
Wolff I. A.
Publication year - 1962
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/bf02631681
Subject(s) - erucic acid , fatty acid , biology , botany , food science , biochemistry
The seed oil of Lunaria biennis (family Cruciferae) contains 21% of cis ‐15‐tetracosenoic acid. This proportion of C 24 ‐monoethenoid acid is the highest yet reported in any seed oil. The oil also contains cis ‐13‐docosenoic (erucic) acid (42%).
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