Fatty acid profiles in germinating Manihot esculenta |
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| Authors: | Frederick Nartey Birger L Møller |
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| Institution: | Institute of Plant Physiology, University of Copenhagen, 1353-K Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | The fatty acid composition of the storage lipids of cassava seeds was analysed by GLC. Linoleate (61·6 %), oleate (22·4%) and palmitate (10·3%) occurred as major components, with myristate, palmitoleate, stearate and linolenate as minor components. A trace of arachidate occurred during early germination. The overall fatty acid composition of total lipids in dark- and light-grown seedlings remained relatively constant and indicated that no specific fatty acids were preferentially metabolized during seed germination and growth. |
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| Keywords: | Euphorbiaceae cassava seeds and seedlings fatty acids |
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