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Carbon‐13 nuclear magnetic resonance measurement of oil composition in single viable soybeans
Author(s) -
Schaefer Jacob,
Stejskal E. O.
Publication year - 1974
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/bf02632896
Subject(s) - abundance (ecology) , composition (language) , soybean oil , spectral line , chemistry , carbon fibers , resolution (logic) , fourier transform , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , chromatography , food science , biology , mathematics , computer science , physics , ecology , composite material , mathematical analysis , philosophy , linguistics , astronomy , artificial intelligence , composite number
High‐resolution, natural abundance 13 C NMR spectra of intact, viable soybeans have been obtained by Fourier transform techniques. The spectra are interpreted in terms of the relative concentrations of the major fatty acids present in the soybean triglycerides. This nondestructive analysis is sufficiently fast and accurate to permit the selection of individual soybeans for use in a genetic breeding program designed to reduce the undesirably high linolenic acid content of soybean oil.