Gamma-linolenic acid from Cape Verdian Boraginaceae.
The distribution of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) was studied in the seed oil of six Cape Verdian Boraginaceae. The GLA ranges from trace levels in the three Heliotropum surveyed to 22.2% on saponifiable oil in Echium stenosiphon. All Echium species had GLA percentages in their seed oil around 20%. Echium seeds yield saponifiable oil from 15.8% (E. stenosiphon) to 17.3% (E. hypertropicum).
Guil-Guerrero
J L
JL
Area de Tecnología de Alimentos, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Almería, Almería, España. jlguil@ual.es
López-Martínez
J C
JC
Navarro-Juárez
R
R
Gómez-Mercado
F
F
D028082:Boraginaceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000196:embryology; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013045:Species Specificity; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D010938:Plant Oils; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid