The seed fatty acid composition and the distribution of Δ5-olefinic acids in the triacylglycerols of some Taxaceae (Taxus and Torreya)

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1637-1641

  Wolff, Robert L ^a,b   Pédrono, Frédérique ^a   Marpeau, Anne M ^b   Christie, William W ^c   Gunstone, Frank D ^c  

^a ISTAB   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatty acid composition; Sciadonic acid; Seed lipids; Taxaceae; Taxoleic acid; Taxonomy; Taxus; Torrreya; 5 olefinic acids

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; ENZYMES; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OILS AND FATS; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

SCIADONIC ACID; TAXOLEIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS;

SEED;

EID: 0032202176     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-998-0105-9     Document Type: Article

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