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Evaluation and Characterization of Lipids from Different Parts of Fluted Pumpkin Seeds

I.A. Okoro and C.E. Onyereke
Page: 111-113 | Received 21 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022

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Column chromatography and gas-liquid chromatography were used in the evaluation and characterization of oil extracts from different parts of fluted pumpkin seeds. The results show phospholipids (40-58%), glycolipids (26-36%), free fatty acids (1-6%), free sterols (1-2%), neutral lipids (10-24%) and steryl esters (0.8-4%). The fatty acid profiles showed more than 60% instauration comprising mainly C₁₈ fatty acids. The seed coat oil showed more than 70% saturated. Fatty acids, contributed mainly by C₁₆ and C₁₈ fatty acid. The oil extracts in all the sample showed traces of C₁₈: 3 fatty acids.

How to cite this article:

I.A. Okoro and C.E. Onyereke . Evaluation and Characterization of Lipids from Different Parts of Fluted Pumpkin Seeds.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/rjasci.2007.111.113
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-932x/rjasci.2007.111.113