Fatty acid composition and oil yield in fruits of five arecaceae species grown in Cuba

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 765-767

  Rodríguez Leyes, Eduardo A ^a   Canavaciolo, Víctor L González ^a   Delange, David Marrero ^a   Enríquez, Abel R Sgambelluri ^a   Fajardo, Yuliamny Adames ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Arecaceae; Colpothrinax wrightii; Fatty acid; Gas chromatography; Roystonea regia; Sabal maritima; Sabal palmetto; Thrinax radiata

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETABLE OILS;

ARECACEAE; COLPOTHRINAX WRIGHTII; ROYSTONEA REGIA; SABAL MARITIMA; SABAL PALMETTO;

FRUITS;

ARECACEAE; ROYSTONEA REGIA; SABAL; SABAL PALMETTO; THRINAX RADIATA;

EID: 34547665054     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-007-1103-z     Document Type: Article

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