CHEMICAL EVALUATION OF THE GENUS ACACIA OF PAKISTAN Part- V. Composition of Lipid Classes of Acacia cyanophylla Lindl., Acacia tortilis Hayne and Acacia victoriae Benth

Authors

  • SALEEM AKHTAR PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • MUHAMMAD SALEEM PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • MUSHTAQ AHMAD PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • ASHFAQ AHMAD PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600, Pakistan

Keywords:

Leguminosae, Genus Acacia, Lipid Composition.

Abstract

Seed lipids of Acacia cyanophylla Lind!. (9.8%), A. tortilis Hayne (6.0%) and J\. victoriae Benth. (5.3%) were
examined for lipid classes and their fatty acid compositions. All the seed lipids were found to be rich in neutral lipids
(64.1- 72.8%). Triglycerides constituted 75.4, 41.8 and 75.7% of the neutral lipids of Acacia cyanophylla, A. tortilis and
A. victoriae respectively. The GC studies showed the presence of lauric (1.9, 0.0, 2.5%), myristic (2.8, 0.0, 1.2%),
palmitic (22.1, 16.5, 18.3%), palmitoleic (3.6, 0.0, 2.5%), stearic (5.5, 8.2, 8.7%), oleic (30.4, 37.0, 36.5%), linoleic
(29.1,32.9,20.5%), linolenic (2.8, 2.3,4.8%, arachidic (0.8, 1.0, 0.9%) and behenic acids (1.0, 2.1,4.1 %) in total lipids
of A. cyanopliylla, A. tortilis andA. victoriae respectively. The presence of lignoceric add was also observed in the seed
lipids of A. cyanophylla.

Published

2022-06-09

How to Cite

AKHTAR , S. ., SALEEM, . . M., AHMAD, . . . M., & AHMAD , . . A. . (2022). CHEMICAL EVALUATION OF THE GENUS ACACIA OF PAKISTAN Part- V. Composition of Lipid Classes of Acacia cyanophylla Lindl., Acacia tortilis Hayne and Acacia victoriae Benth. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 37(12), 520–523. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2762

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 12 (1994): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles