?FATTY ACID AND LIPID COMPOSITION OF GERMINATED SEEDS OF CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS

Authors

  • M Akhtar Javed Applied ChemistryResearch Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600,Pakistan
  • Ijaz Ahmad Applied ChemistryResearch Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600,Pakistan
  • Manzoor Ahmad Applied ChemistryResearch Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Lahore-54600,Pakistan
  • Haider Al Pharmacy Department, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords:

Citrullus colocynthis, Germinated seeds, Fatty acids, Lipid classes.

Abstract

The seeds of Citrullus colocynthis were germinated inthe dark at 30°C andthe variations in the lipidclass and fatty
acid composition of primary roots andthe respective cotyledons at 5 mmto 30 mm root length were studied. During
germination therelativeamountsoftriacylglycerols decreasedwhilefreefattyacids increasedcontinuously insignifi-
cant amounts. Polar lipidsalsoincreasedwiththeincreaseofrootlength.Saturatedfatty acidsincreased (exceptlauric
acid) whereas the unsaturated fatty acids decreased graduaJlyduring thecourse of germination.

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Published

1999-10-18

How to Cite

Javed, M. A., Ahmad, I., Ahmad, M., & Al, H. (1999). ?FATTY ACID AND LIPID COMPOSITION OF GERMINATED SEEDS OF CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 42(5), 248–252. Retrieved from http://biostaging.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2172

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Vol. 42 No. 5 (1999): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

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