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Ricinoleic acid in Artocarpus integrifolia seed oil
Author(s) -
Daulatabad C. D.,
Mirajkar A. M.
Publication year - 1989
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/bf02636191
Subject(s) - artocarpus , ricinoleic acid , moraceae , chemistry , palmitic acid , organic chemistry , oleic acid , linoleic acid , botany , food science , fatty acid , castor oil , biochemistry , biology
Seed oil of Artocarpus integrifolia syn. Artocarpus heterophyllus belonging to the Moraceae family contains a small amount of ricinoleic acid (7.2%). The identification was made on the basis of TLC, IR, NMR, MS and chemical degradation. The major components of the oil are linoleic acid (40.2% and palmitic acid (30.2%).