Abstract
cis-12,13-Epoxy-cis-octadecenoic (vernolic) acid occurs in triglycerides of the seed oil ofVernonia galamensis. The seeds also contain a lipase capable of hydrolyzing the triglycerides. Previous investigators incubated the seed ofVernonia anthelmintica and isolated 5.6% yield of 1,3-divernoloyl glycerol. We used crude lipase extract fromV. galamensis seed to synthesize 1,3-divernoloyl glycerol from vernonia oil in pentane at 40% yield. A 94% conversion of the 1,3-divernoloyl glycerol to pure vernolic acid (5.34% oxirane = 98.9% purity) was achieved by a low-energy saponification process. The carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum of the 1,3-divernoloyl glyceride indicates a potential for using carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy in the identification of isomeric diglycerides. Thus the paper describes the synthesis, spectroscopic and chemical characterization of 1,3-divernoloyl glycerol, in addition to providing quantitative carbon-13 NMR studies ofV. galamensis oil.
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Ayorinde, F.O., Nwaonicha, C.P., Parchment, V.N. et al. Enzymatic synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of 1,3-divernoloyl glycerol fromVernonia galamensis seed oil. J Am Oil Chem Soc 70, 129–132 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02542614
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