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Vernonia volkameriaefolia Seed oil: a rich source of epoxy acid
Author(s) -
Siddiqi S. F.,
Ahmad Fasih,
Siddiqi M. S.,
Osman S. M.,
Fenwick G. R.
Publication year - 1984
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/bf02672140
Subject(s) - epoxy , chemistry , fragmentation (computing) , chemical structure , organic chemistry , biology , ecology
The seeds of Vernonia volkameriaefolia contain 20% oil and are a good source of epoxidized triglycerides. The vernolic acid ( cis ‐12, 13‐epoxy‐ cis‐9 , 10‐octadecenoic acid) content of the oil was 63.5%. The structure of this compound was established by chemical and physical methods, including a study of the mass spectral fragmentation of the parent compound and its derivatives.