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The waxy matter of the flowers ofHibiscus sabdariffa andCarthamus tinctorius

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The waxy matter isolated from the flowers ofHibiscus sabdariffa by alcohol extraction yielded phytosterolin as the ether-insoluble component. The ether-soluble portion consisted mainly of hydrocarbons having chain lenghts round about C27 along with very small amounts of sitosterol. By the extraction of safflower with carbon tetrachloride was obtained a wax made up mostly of paraffin of chain lenght C29 and near homologues.

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  1. Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Andhra University, India

    P. Bhaskara Rama Murti & T. R. Seshadri

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Rama Murti, P.B., Seshadri, T.R. The waxy matter of the flowers ofHibiscus sabdariffa andCarthamus tinctorius . Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 22, 289 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03173953

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