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Article: Phospholipid Composition of Jatropha curcus Seed Lipids
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- JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright AOCS Press Feb 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
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) ...