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Embryonic axes were separated from soybeans roasted in a microwave oven. Molecular species and fatty acid distributions of triacylglycerols (TAG) isolated from total lipids in the embryonic axis were analyzed by a combination of argentation thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and gas-liquid chromatography. A modified argentation-TLC procedure, developed to optimize the separation of the complex mixture of total TAG, provided 15 different groups of TAG, based on both the degree of unsaturation and the total length of fatty acid groups. Fatty acid methyl ester analysis was performed to determine the composition of each band. Fifteen molecular species of TAG were still found in the embryonic axes following roasting treatment. Microwave roasting for 6 min did not change the molecular species of the embryonic axis TAG (with a few exceptions), nor cause a loss of unsaturated fatty acids. However, microwave roasting for 12 min caused a significant decrease (P<0.05) not only in molecular species containing more than four double bonds but also in the amount of diene and triene species present in TAG. These results suggest that no significant changes in molecular species or fatty acid distribution of TAG would occur within 6 min of microwave roasting, ensuring that a good quality product would be attained.
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Yoshida, H., Takagi, S. Microwave roasting and molecular species of triacylglycerols in soybean embryonic axes. J Am Oil Chem Soc 76, 1065–1071 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-999-0205-1
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