IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) · 2008 · 15 citations · 0 references
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Life SciencesBiochemistryPlant SciencesLipid BiochemistryPlant BiochemistrySeed ScienceEssential Fatty AcidsFatty Acid ChemistryLipid AnalysisLipid MetabolismSeed Nutritional CompositionTriglyceride MetabolismCompound LipidsFatty AcidsLipid ExtractionSaturated Fatty AcidsSeed Fatty Acid CompositionSeed Lipid ProfileSeed LipidsUnsaturated Fatty Acids
Arbutus unedo L. (fam: Ericaceae), a typical plant of the Mediterranean woods, produces many reddish berries with small seeds. This study was carried out to characterize the triacylglyeerol (TAG) fraction of the oil extracted from the seeds of A. unedo berries by stereospecific analysis and by a procedure based on hyphenated techniques (silver ion high-performance liquid chromatography -Ag+-HPLC- and stereospecific analysis of some sub-fractions). A. unedo lipids have a notable amount of essential fatty acids (EFA) and low levels of saturated fatty acids; furthermore there is a marked asymmetry in the FA positional distribution on the TAG glycerol backbone.