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Variability in seed oil composition of 43 Linum species
Author(s) -
Yermanos D. M.
Publication year - 1966
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/bf02679870
Subject(s) - linum , linolenic acid , composition (language) , linoleic acid , food science , oleic acid , chemistry , negative correlation , botany , positive correlation , iodine value , fatty acid , biology , biochemistry , linguistics , philosophy , medicine
Analyses of the seed oil of 43 Linum species showed great variability in fatty acid composition. The species can be grouped in two broad categories on the basis of seed oil composition: 1) Those with high linolenic, low linoleic and low oleic acid content, and 2) Those with high linoleic, low linolenic and low oleic acid content. A positive correlation was observed between iodine value and linolenic acid content, and a negative correlation between linolenic and linoleic acid content. There was no correlation between fatty acid composition and chronosome number.