eleostearic acid

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eleostearic acid - a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid

elaeostearic acid

unsaturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms

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Other constituents of pomegranate seed oil are the conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), linoleic acid (18:2n-6), oleic acid (18:1n-9), stearic acid (18:0), eleostearic acid (18:3 9c, 11t, 13t) and catalpic acid (18:3 9t, 11t, 13c) (Viuda-Martos et al., 2010).

Effect of pomegranate seed oil on fatty acids composition of Oreochromis niloticus trough supplemented diet

The former is enriched in oleic acid (34.3-45.8%; 18:1), linoleic acid (29.0-44.2%; 18:2), palmitic acid (14.1-15.3%; 16:0) and stearic acid (3.7- 9.8%; 18:0), while the latter contains approximately 80% eleostearic acid, an unusual conjugated fatty acid.

Differential Gene Regulation of Lipid Synthesis in the Developing Seeds of Two Biodiesel Tree Species, Jatropha and Vernicia

CLA is an example of an anti-inflammatory compound in a pipeline of naturally occurring and synthetic compounds (e.g., abscisic acid, eleostearic acid, terephthalanilides) with tremendous therapeutic and prophylactic potential as anti-inflammatories," said Dr.