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γ-Linolenic acid inAcer seed oils

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The octadecatrienoic acids inAcer negundo L. (maple family) seed oil include both 9,12,15- (1%) and 6.9,12-(7%) isomers. The chief monoenoic acids identified were 9-octadecenoic (21%), 11-eicosenoic (7%), 13-docosenoic (15%), and 15-tetracosenoic (7%). Also present is a considerable amount of 9,12-octadecadienoic acid. Investigation of ten other Aceraceae revealed their seed oils to have a similar fatty acid composition.

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  1. Northern Regional Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA, 61604, Peoria, Illinois

    M. B. Bohannon & R. Kleiman

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Bohannon, M.B., Kleiman, R. γ-Linolenic acid inAcer seed oils. Lipids 11, 157–159 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532667

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