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Tropaeolum speciosum seed fat: A rich source ofcis-15-tetracosenoic andcis-17-hexacosenoic acids

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Tropaeolum speciosum seed fat contains 41.6 wt %cis-15-tetracosenoic acid and 7.6 wt %cis-17-hexacosenoic acid. Unlike nasturtium seed fat (Tropaeolum majus), the 22∶1, 24∶1 and 26∶1 inT. speciosum triglycerides are almost entirely esterified at the 1,3 positions.

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  1. Carter Litchfield

    Present address: Department of Biochemistry, Nelson Biological Laboratories, Rutgers University, 08903, New Brunswick, N.J.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 77843, College Station, Texas

    Carter Litchfield

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Litchfield, C. Tropaeolum speciosum seed fat: A rich source ofcis-15-tetracosenoic andcis-17-hexacosenoic acids. Lipids 5, 144–146 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02531110

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