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The lipids of dehydrated alfalfa leaf meal
Author(s) -
Jackson A. H.,
Kummerow F. A.
Publication year - 1949
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/bf02634833
Subject(s) - chemistry , unsaponifiable , acetone , fraction (chemistry) , wax , triglyceride , food science , meal , chromatography , phospholipid , composition (language) , linoleic acid , organic chemistry , biochemistry , cholesterol , fatty acid , linguistics , philosophy , membrane
Summary Freshly dehydrated alfalfa leaf meal was repeatedly extracted with acetone, ethyl alcohol, and Skellysolve B in a percolator at room temperature; 6.59% of crude extract was obtained. This extract was composed of 3.7% phospholipids, 33.2% triglycerides, 17.2% crude wax, 8.3% unsaponifiable, and 37.6% water soluble material. Spectrophotometric analysis of the mixed methyl esters from the triglyceride fraction indicated the presence of 32.2% linolenic, 16.9% linoleic, 31.0% oleic, and 19.9% saturated acids. The mixed methyl esters from the phospholipid fraction contained 35.2% linolenic, 14.7% linoleic, 36.8% oleic, and 13.3% saturated acids.