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The fatty acid composition of gymnospermae seed and leaf oils

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Of 12 Gymnospermae seed and leaf oils, only 2 contained cyclopropene fatty acids. All-cis 5, 11, 14, 17-eicosatetraenoic acid occurred in concentrations up to 11.9% in 6 seed oils, and up to 61% in 2 leaf oils. The structure of this acid, as its methyl ester, was established by the combination of physical (UV, IR,1H- and13C-NMR and mass spectra) and chemical techniques. Arachidonic acid also occurred in 2 seed oils.

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  1. CSIRO Division of Food Research, PO Box 52, 2113, North Ryde, NSW, Australia

    J. R. Vickery, F. B. Whitfield, G. L. Ford & B. H. Kennett

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Vickery, J.R., Whitfield, F.B., Ford, G.L. et al. The fatty acid composition of gymnospermae seed and leaf oils. J Am Oil Chem Soc 61, 573–575 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02677035

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