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Unusual fatty acids in Brunfelsia americana seed oil: A rich source of oil
Author(s) -
Daulatabad C. D.,
Hosamani K. M.
Publication year - 1991
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/bf02660163
Subject(s) - ricinoleic acid , chemistry , fatty acid , mass spectrometry , organic chemistry , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , gas chromatography , chromatography , castor oil
Brunfelsia americana Linn, belonging to the Solanaceae plant family, was found to contain ricinoleic acid together with cyclopropenoid and normal fatty acids. These fatty acids were characterized by infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, gas‐liquid chromatography techniques and chemical degradations.