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Determination of the glyceride structure of fats: Anomalous features of the seed fat of bitter gourd ( Momordica charantia )
Author(s) -
Subbaram M. R.,
Chakrabarty M. M.,
Youngs C. G.,
Craig B. M.
Publication year - 1964
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/bf02661411
Subject(s) - glyceride , momordica , bitter gourd , chemistry , lipase , hydrolysis , chromatography , organic chemistry , fatty acid , enzyme , traditional medicine , medicine
Glyceride composition of the seed fat of Momordica charantia has been determined by gas liquid chromatography (GLC) of oxidized esterifield glycerides. Stearodiunsaturated glycerides form ca. 80% of the total glycerides. Values obtained by the above method agree closely with those obtained by Youngs' (8) method. However, there is a wide variation between the present results and those calculated according to Vander‐Wal (5) from lipase hydrolysis data. Possible reasons for this anomalous glyceride pattern are discussed.