Biological Characteristics of Plukenetia volubilis( Euphorbiaceae)Seeds in Hainan Island
doi: 10.15886/j.cnki.rdswxb.2017.02.008
- Received Date: 2017-01-01
- Rev Recd Date: 2017-02-19
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Key words:
- Plukenetia volubilis /
- seed components /
- oil /
- polyunsaturated fatty acid
Abstract: Plukenetia volubilis seeds were collected from a Bawangling planting base,Changjiang county,Hainan province to determine their contents of water,proteins,oils and fatty acids. The results showed that the P.volubilis seeds contained 7. 49% of water and 27. 41% of protein and gave an oil yield of 60. 04% by average,which indicated that P. volubilis seeds were of high protein and oil. Five fatty acids including palmitic acid,stearic acid,oleic acid,linoleic acid and linolenic acid were identified in the P. volubilis seeds by using the gas chromatography system,The seeds contained 90. 16% of unsaturated fatty acids( oleic acid,linoleic acid and linolenic acid),and 79. 51% of polyunsaturated fatty acids( linoleic acid and linolenic acid) which are essential for human body. The findings indicated that P. volubilis could be used as an important resource of liana oil plant.
Citation: | YU Xudong, LI Yijia, SONG Xiqiang, NIU Jun, FANG Zanshan, ZHOU Yang, YANG Zexiu. Biological Characteristics of Plukenetia volubilis( Euphorbiaceae)Seeds in Hainan Island[J]. Journal of Tropical Biology, 2017, 8(2): 174-177. doi: 10.15886/j.cnki.rdswxb.2017.02.008 |