linoleic-acid and behenic-acid

A method of on-line pyrolytic methylation-gas chromatography was developed for the analysis of fatty acid composition in cottonseed. Fatty acids in cottonseeds were converted to their corresponding fatty acid methyl esters in the presence of trimethylsulfonium hydroxide at 300℃. The major fatty acids were linoleic acid (C18:2), oleic acid (C18:1), palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0), myristic acid (C14:0), palmitoleic acid (C16:1), arachidic acid (C20:0) and docosanoic acid (C22:0). The unsaturated fatty acid content varied from 66.30% to 72.54%, and linoleic acid content varied from 43.20% to 53.61%. The RSDs of the peak areas of the fatty acids were less than 10% (

Topics: Chromatography, Gas; Cottonseed Oil; Fatty Acids; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Linoleic Acid; Methylation; Oleic Acid; Palmitic Acid; Stearic Acids

The fatty acid compositions of half-seeds and whole seeds of the temperature-dependent high-stearic-acid sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) mutant CAS-14 were unexpectedly different. We found that there is a longitudinal gradient starting from the embryo up to the end of the cotyledon. The stearic acid content varied from 9.7 to 34.6% in seeds produced in a growth chamber (39/24 degrees C; day/night), and from 14.0 to 34.4% in seeds produced in the field during the summer season (35-40 degrees C in daylight and 20-25 degrees C at night). The gradient occurs throughout seed formation, and is due to a spatial and non-temporal regulation of stearic acid desaturation. A similar temperature-regulated behaviour, but for oleic and linoleic acid contents, was found in normal sunflower seeds. Since the deposition of oil bodies was homogeneous during seed formation, seeds showed the gradient throughout their development. This non-homogeneous distribution must be due to differences in the enzymatic pathway of de-novo fatty acid desaturation along the seed, resembling a morphogen gradient. Other high-stearic-acid mutant lines, such as CAS-3, did not show any gradient. This is the first time that a gradient and an inheritable maternal control of the fatty acid composition have been found in oilseeds.

Topics: Eicosanoic Acids; Fatty Acid Desaturases; Fatty Acids; Helianthus; Linoleic Acid; Mutation; Oleic Acid; Palmitic Acid; Seeds; Stearic Acids; Temperature

To analyze the oil contents and fatty acid composition in the seeds of Torrreya in China.. The contents and composition were determined by gravimetric analysis and GC respectively.. The oil contents in the seeds were 42.67%-54.39%. Among the fatty acids, linoleic acid and oleic acid were dominant. The unsaturated fatty acids accounted for 76.1%-82.0% of the whole fatty acids, and the major saturated fatty acids were behenic acid and palmitic acid.. The oil in the seeds of Torreya is of high-quality, and the higher contents of bdhenic acid are characteristic for the oil. The development and utilization values of the seed oil in Torreya are evaluated.

Topics: Cycadopsida; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Fatty Acids; Linoleic Acid; Oleic Acid; Palmitic Acid; Plant Oils; Plants, Medicinal; Seeds