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Amino acid composition of Lesquerella seed meals
Author(s) -
Miller Roger Wayne,
Van Etten C. H.,
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/bf02631684
Subject(s) - lysine , methionine , amino acid , brassica , composition (language) , chemistry , nitrogen , botany , food science , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy
Seed meals from 14 species of Lesquerella , family Cruciferae, were analyzed for 18 amino acids. Lysine and methionine contents ranged, respectively, from 331 to 440, and 72 to 94 mg. per g. of nitrogen. When compared with 9 species of Brassica (rape, mustard), Lesquerella seeds were higher in lysine and lower in methionine. Thirteen unidentified substances were detected by the ion‐exchange chromatographic method used to determine amino acids.