title: Oil and fatty acid diversity in genetically variable clones of Moringa oleifera from India.
abstract: The physico-chemical properties of oil from Moringa oleifera seeds from India were determined in the present study. The petroleum ether extracted oil ranged from 27.83 - 45.07% on kernel basis and 15.1-28.4% on whole seed basis in 20 different clones. Leaves and pods showed a good source of vitamin C. Oleic acid (C18:1) has been found to be the major fatty acid being 78.91-85.52% as compared to olive oil, which is considered to be richest source of oleic acid. All the clones from India did not show any presence of behenic acid (C 22:0). The oil was also found to contain high levels of beta-sitosterol ranged from 42.29-47.94% stigmasterol from 13.66-16.61%, campesterol from 12.53-16.63%. The gamma- and delta-tocopherol were found to be in the range of 128.0-146.95, 51.88-63.5 and 55.23-63.84 mg/kg, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Lipid Chemistry Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Banerji
authors.forename: Aruna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bajpai
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007194:India; D029588:Moringa oleifera / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D019301:Oleic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000032:analysis; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000032:analysis; D013265:Stigmasterol / Q000032:analysis; D024505:Tocopherols / Q000032:analysis; D024504:gamma-Tocopherol / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010840:Phytosterols; D010938:Plant Oils; D012855:Sitosterols; D019301:Oleic Acid; C021273:campesterol; C025473:gamma-sitosterol; D024504:gamma-Tocopherol; D002784:Cholesterol; D013265:Stigmasterol; C479072:delta-tocopherol; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D024505:Tocopherols