Tropaeolum speciosum seed fat: A rich source ofcis-15-tetracosenoic andcis-17-hexacosenoic acids |
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| Authors: | Carter Litchfield |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 77843 College Station, Texas;(2) Present address: Department of Biochemistry, Nelson Biological Laboratories, Rutgers University, 08903 New Brunswick, N.J. |
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| Abstract: | Tropaeolum speciosum seed fat contains 41.6 wt %cis-15-tetracosenoic acid and 7.6 wt %cis-17-hexacosenoic acid. Unlike nasturtium seed fat (Tropaeolum majus), the 22∶1, 24∶1 and 26∶1 inT. speciosum triglycerides are almost entirely esterified at the 1,3 positions. |
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