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The occurrence and distribution of cyclopropane and cyclopropene fatty acids has been investigated in seeds, leaves and other tissues of several species of Malvaceae. Sterculic and malvalic acids and their dihydro-analogs were present in all the plant tissues examined, the highest proportions generally being in immature seeds. The cyclic acids were mainly concentrated in the neutral lipids with lesser proportions in phospholipid or glycolipid classes. The occurrence of these acids in all tissues of some species offered the attractive possibility of establishing callus tissue cultures capable of synthesizing cyclopropane and cyclopropene fatty acids and thereby providing a more convenient and reproducible system for biosynthetic studies. Substantial proportions of these cyclic acids were found in callus tissue cultures propagated from twoMalva species.
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Yano, I., Nichols, B.W., Morris, L.J. et al. The distribution of cyclopropane and cyclopropene fatty acids in higher plants (Malvaceae). Lipids 7, 30–34 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02531266
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