?FATTY ACID AND LIPID COMPOSITION OF GERMINATED SEEDS OF CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS
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Citrullus colocynthis, Germinated seeds, Fatty acids, Lipid classes.Abstract
The seeds of Citrullus colocynthis were germinated inthe dark at 30°C andthe variations in the lipidclass and fatty
acid composition of primary roots andthe respective cotyledons at 5 mmto 30 mm root length were studied. During
germination therelativeamountsoftriacylglycerols decreasedwhilefreefattyacids increasedcontinuously insignifi-
cant amounts. Polar lipidsalsoincreasedwiththeincreaseofrootlength.Saturatedfatty acidsincreased (exceptlauric
acid) whereas the unsaturated fatty acids decreased graduaJlyduring thecourse of germination.
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1999-10-18
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Javed, M. A., Ahmad, I., Ahmad, M., & Al, H. (1999). ?FATTY ACID AND LIPID COMPOSITION OF GERMINATED SEEDS OF CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 42(5), 248–252. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2172
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