Stage of harvest and polyunsaturated essential fatty acid concentrations in purslane (Portulaca oleraceae) leaves

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3490-3493

  Palaniswamy, Usha R ^a   McAvoy, Richard J ^b   Bible, Bernard B ^b  

^a School of Allied Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; Linoleic acid; Omega 3 fatty acids; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; GROWTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PROPHYLAXIS; VEGETABLE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; FATS; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FOOD HANDLING; PLANT LEAVES; TIME FACTORS;

PORTULACA; PORTULACA OLERACEAE; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 0034840301     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0102113     Document Type: Article

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