γ-linolenic acid enrichment from Borago officinalis and Echium fastuosum seed oils and fatty acids by low temperature crystallization

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 294-298

  López Martínez, Juan Carlos ^a   Campra Madrid, Pablo ^a   Guil Guerrero, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Borago seed oil; Echium seed oil; Fatty acid fractionation; Low temperature crystallization; Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) concentrates; Winterization; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; ETHERS; FATTY ACIDS; SEED; SOLVENTS;

LIQUID FRACTION (LF); SEED OILS;

OILS AND FATS;

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ETHER; FATTY ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; HEXANE; ISOBUTANOL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BORAGINACEAE; BORAGO OFFICINALIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ECHIUM FASTUOSUM; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BORAGINACEAE; BORAGO; BORAGO OFFICINALIS; ECHIUM; ECHIUM CANDICANS; ECHIUM FASTUOSUM;

EID: 2942564533     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(04)70208-X     Document Type: Review

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