FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE OIL EXTRACTED FROM ROOT BARK OF VALLARIS SOLANACE (ROTH) KUNTZE
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 12
Abstract
Oils and fats are integral part of human diet and to match the demands of ever increasing population, there is a continuous search for new edible oils. In the present study, root barks of Vallaris solanacea were examined. As the plant has root and the root bark of Vallaris solanacea found to contain fine oil in 40% yield. The various physico-chemical properties of the extract also revealed the presence of fixed oil from root bark of Vallaris solanacea. The results of gas chromatographic analysis indicate that oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids like oleic, linolenic and polyunsaturated fatty acid like arachidonic acid which are the essential requirement of human diet. The oil also contains saturated fatty acids like caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid and erucic acid and is proven to be non-toxic on animal experimentation’s (rat). Since the oil is present in good yield, is non-toxic and contains essential fatty acids so has to promise to be used as an alternate source of edible oil.
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Punam Joshi , Bhanu Priya , Manoj Gahlot
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