title: Fatty acid compositions of seed oils of Haematostaphis barteri and Ximenia americana.
abstract: The fatty acid compositions of the seed oils of Haematostaphis barteri (blood plum) and Ximenia americana (Wild olive) plants were determined by the Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS) technique. H. barteri contained six fatty acids with oleic (69.35%) and stearic (15.40%) the most abundant unsaturated and saturated fatty acids, respectively. Unsaturated higher fatty acids, namely Eicosadienoic (6.92%) and Erucic acid (2.74%) were detected and the total unsaturation for the oil was 79.01%. For X. americana, 10 fatty acids were identified of which seven were unsaturated yielding a total unsaturation of 92.42%. The oil contained essential fatty acids that is, Linoleic (1.34%), Linolenic (10.31%), Arachidonic (0.60%) and varying levels of unsaturated higher fatty acids, namely, Eicosatrienoic (3.39%), Erucic (3.46%) and Nervonic (1.23%) acids. The level of Oleic acid (72.09%) in the oil was close to the value for H. barteri.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
authors: C O
authors: CO
authors: Eromosele
authors: I C
authors: IC
authors: Eromosele
mesh_terms: D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D004883:Erucic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D019301:Oleic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000032:analysis*; D012639:Seeds / Q000378:metabolism*; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D004883:Erucic Acids; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010938:Plant Oils; D013229:Stearic Acids; C049811:erucic acid; D019301:Oleic Acid; C031183:stearic acid