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Phospholipid Composition of Jatropha curcus Seed Lipids

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Jatropha curcus L. oil has emerged as one of the most important raw materials for biodiesel production. However, no detailed study has been reported on characterizing the lipid constituents of jatropha oil. The present study revealed that the total oil content of jatropha seeds was 32% with a composition of 97.6% neutral lipids, 0.95% glycolipids and 1.45% phospholipids. The fatty acid composition of total lipids, neutral lipids, phospholipids and glycolipids was also determined and found to contain oleic acid (18:1) and linoleic acids (18:2) as major fatty acids. The phospholipids fraction was further characterized and quantified and found to contain phosphatidyl choline (PC) 60.5%, phosphatidyl inositol (PI) 24% and phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE) 15.5%. The fatty acid composition and the positional distribution of the fatty acids of individual phospholipids were also reported.

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This work was supported by a grant from Rain Shadow Areas Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India.

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  1. Lipid Science and Technology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500607, India

    Kotte Sagar Rao, Pradosh Prasad Chakrabarti, B. V. S. K. Rao & R. B. N. Prasad

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Rao, K.S., Chakrabarti, P.P., Rao, B.V.S.K. et al. Phospholipid Composition of Jatropha curcus Seed Lipids. J Am Oil Chem Soc 86, 197–200 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-008-1325-8

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