Studies on the Lipid Classes of Nicotiana tabacum L. Seed Oil

  • Waheed, Amran (Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex) ;
  • Mahmud, Shahid (Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex) ;
  • Javed, Muhammad Akhtar (Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex) ;
  • Saleem, Muhammad (Applied Chemistry Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex)
  • Published : 2001.12.01

Abstract

The lipid classes constituents; hydrocarbons, wax esters, sterol esters, triacylglycerols, free fatty acids, 1,3-diacylglycerols, 1,2-diacylglycerols, free sterols, 2-monoacylglycerols, 1-monoacylglycerols, phosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylcholines, lysophosphatidylethanolamines and phosphatidylinositols of Nicotiana tabacum L. seeds oil were investigated by thin layer and gas chromatography. Palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids were the major components in all lipid classes studied.

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