Evaluation of four safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) genotypes for oil content and fatty acidcomposition showed that oil content varied from 22.16 to 34.39% and the highest seed oilcontent was obtained from Isfahan14 genotype (34.39%, respectively). Among those fatty acidswere detected, linoleic acid (75.81- 77.86%) was the predominant fatty acid followed by oleic(12.57–13.75%), palmitic (6.0...

This study was aimed at using the solid–liquid phase diagrams for three binary mixtures of saturated fatty acids, especially the phase transitions below the liquidus line. These mixtures are compounded by caprylic acid (C8:0) + myristic acid (C14:0), capric acid (C10:0) + palmitic acid (C16:0), lauric acid (C12:0) + stearic acid (C18:0), differing by six carbon atoms between carbon chains. The ...

Ri6ea ornata seed oil was found to contain 12,13-epoxy-octadec-cis-9-enoic acid (vernolic acid, 22.0%) along with the other normal fatty acids like palmitic acid (24.2%), stearic acid (8.9%), oleic acid (17.1%) and linoleic acid (27.8%). The identification and characterization was based on Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), H-NMR, mass spectrometry (MS), gas–liquid chromatography (GLC)-techniqu...

Fatty acid binding protein was purified from renal medulla, and its binding activity and fatty acid composition were determined in spontaneously hypertensive stroke-prone rats (SHRSP). Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) were used as controls. Fatty acid binding activity was higher in 5-week-old prehypertensive SHRSP than in control WKY (0.155 +/- 0.006 vs 0.030 +/- 0.001 mol palmitic acid/mol protein). Ho...

Total lipid extracts of erythrocyte cell membranes from 60 patients with documented malignancies, 41 patients with various acute and chronic diseases, and 40 healthy subjects were analysed. The results were expressed as ratios of stearic to oleic acid, reflecting the degree of desaturation of stearic acid. The mean ratios for the healthy subjects and controls without cancer were 1.5 (SD 0.27) a...

The composition of a chloroform seed extract of C. papaya was determined by GC-MS. Nineteen compounds were identified, with oleic (45.97%), palmitic (24.1%) and stearic (8.52%) acids being the main components. The insecticidal and insectistatic activities of the extract and the three main constituents were tested. Larval duration increased by 3.4 d and 2.5 d when the extract was used at 16,000 ...

The co-composting of olive oil mill wastes and household refuse was followed for 5 months. During the thermophilic phase of composting, the aerobic heterotrophic bacteria (AHB) count, showed a significant rise with a slight regression of fungal biomass. In the same way, phospholipid fatty acids PLFAs common in bacteria, showed a significant increase of hydroxyl and branched PLFAs. The evaluatio...