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Vernonia anthelmintica (L.) Willd. trivernolin, 1,3-divernolin and vernolic (Epoxyoleic) acid from the seed oil

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The epoxy fatty acid components isolated from the seed oil ofV. anthelmintica, Indian ironweed, where the seed had been allowed to undergo lipolysis after grinding, were trivernolin, 1,3-divernolin, and vernolic acid. By inactivation of the hydrolytic enzyme system present in the seed, oil containing more than 50% trivernolin may be obtained. This species has potentialities as a replacement crop for those now in surplus; its seed contains 20 to 26% of an oil rich in epoxyoleic (vernolic) acid combined as glycerides amounting to 70 to 75%.

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    Charles F. Krewson, Jesse S. Ard & Roy W. Riemenschneider

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Krewson, C.F., Ard, J.S. & Riemenschneider, R.W. Vernonia anthelmintica (L.) Willd. trivernolin, 1,3-divernolin and vernolic (Epoxyoleic) acid from the seed oil. J Am Oil Chem Soc 39, 334–340 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02638798

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