Fatty acid composition of seed oils of some members of the meliaceae and combretaceae families |
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| Authors: | Adebisi Mogeed Balogun Babatunde L Fetuga |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria;(2) Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | Seed oils of some members of the Meliceae (six) and Combretaceae (three) were analyzed for their fatty acid composition. In
oils of members of both families palmitic acid was the most abundant saturated acid. Trace amounts of short chain (C12–C14)
and long chain (C20–C22) saturated acids were detected in some members of the two families. Oleic acid was the most abundant
unsaturated acids in the oils of four members of the Meliaceae. However, in the oils ofCedrella odorata andLovoa trichilloides, dienoic acid (C18:2) was the major unsaturated acid. Strikingly high levels of trienoic (C18:3) and monoenoic (C16:1) acids
were detected in the seed oils ofC. odorata andEnthandrophragma angolense, respectively. Oleic acid also was the most abundant unsaturated acid in the Combretaceae. The nutritional value and industrial
potentials of these oils are given. |
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