title: Gamma-linolenic acid from Cape Verdian Boraginaceae.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Area de Tecnología de Alimentos, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Almería, Almería, España. jlguil@ual.es
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guil-Guerrero
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: López-Martínez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Navarro-Juárez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gómez-Mercado
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid