Arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids in Araucariaceae, a unique feature among seed plants

OCL - Oleagineux Corps gras Lipides

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-117

  Wolff, Robert L ^a   Christie, William W ^b   Aitzetmüller, Kurt ^c   Pasquier, Élodie ^a   Pédrono, Frédérique ^a   Destaillats, Frédéric ^a   Marpeau, Anne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agathis spp.; Arachidonic acid; Araucaria spp.; Araucariaceae; Argentation thin layer chromatography; Coniferophytes; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Fatty acid composition; Gas liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AGATHIS ROBUSTA; ANIMALIA; ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0033632645     PISSN: 12588210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ocl.2000.0113     Document Type: Article

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