(1) Agriculture Canada Research Station, R0G 1J0 Morden, Manitoba, Canada;(2) National Research Council, Plant Biotechnology Institute, 110 Gymnasium Road, S7N 0W9 Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Abstract:
The objective of the study was to determine the fatty acid composition ofOnosmodium hispidissimum Mack. seed oil and the stereospecific distribution of γ-linolenic and stearidonic acids in the seed oil triglycerides. The
seed oil contained about 20% γ-linolenic acid and about 8% stearidonic acid. About 90% of both γ-linolenic acid and stearidonic
acids were esterified to thesn-2 andsn-3 positions.
This paper is NRCC No. 36484.