γ-Linolenic acid content and fatty acid composition of Boraginaceae seed oils

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 160-164

  Erdemoglu, Nurgun ^a   Kusmenoglu, Senay ^a   Vural, Mecit ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; Boraginaceae; Fatty acids; Gas chromatography; Seed oil

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID ESTER; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BORAGINACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; ANCHUSA; ANCHUSA AZUREA; BORAGINACEAE; ECHIUM; ECHIUM PLANTAGINEUM; HELIOTROPIUM; HELIOTROPIUM LASIOCARPUM;

EID: 1842841699     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200300910     Document Type: Article

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