Safflower petals: a source of gamma linolenic acid.
Safflower petals have been shown to have a lot of medicinal and therapeutic values. Indian safflower petal samples were analyzed for the red pigment carthamin, protein and oil contents. The petal oil (4.0-5.8%) was further analyzed for its fatty acids followed by alpha linolenic acid (15-19%) and palmitic acids (14-16%). Gamma linolenic acid, which has a lot of therapeutic value was present to an extent of 2-3%; decanoic and dodecanoic acids (2-5%) were also present.
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Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India.
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Nagaraj
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D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D012450:Safflower Oil / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D005227:Fatty Acids; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid; D012450:Safflower Oil