FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF WILD YAM (Dioscorea spp.)

FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF WILD YAM (Dioscorea spp.)

Samples of wild yam tubers (Dioscorea alata, D. bulbifera var. vera, D. esculenta, D. oppositifolia var. dukhumensis, D.oppositifolia var. oppositifolia, D. pentaphylla var. pentaphylla, D. spicata, D. tomentosa and D. wallichi) were analyzed for its fatty acid composition. Linoleic acid was found t...

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Main Authors: Ponnumani Sundaradhas Shajeela, Pious Soris Tresina, Veerabahu Ramasamy Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2013-02-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
Dioscorea
linoleic acid
PUFA
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/1242
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Summary:Samples of wild yam tubers (Dioscorea alata, D. bulbifera var. vera, D. esculenta, D. oppositifolia var. dukhumensis, D.oppositifolia var. oppositifolia, D. pentaphylla var. pentaphylla, D. spicata, D. tomentosa and D. wallichi) were analyzed for its fatty acid composition. Linoleic acid was found to be predominant among all the investigated Dioscorea spp. which ranged from 26.3 – 33.21% .Thus, the present investigation demonstrate that, the Dioscorea spp. act as a good source of fatty acid.
ISSN:1870-0462

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