Composition of Oil from the Seeds of <i>Cassia Sophera</i> Linn.

Authors

  • M Mostafa BCSIR Laboratories Dhaka, Dr. Qudrat-I-Khuda Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
  • Momtaz Ahmed Dept. of Botany, Chittagong University, Chittagong-4331
  • Ismet Ara Jahan BCSIR Laboratories Dhaka, Dr. Qudrat-I-Khuda Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
  • Jasim Uddin Choudhury BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong-4220

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v42i1.358

Keywords:

Cassia Sophera, oil

Abstract

The oil obtained from the seeds of Cassia sophera Linn was analyzed by GC-MS and a total of 42 compounds have been identified. The major constituents are palmitic acid (22.82 %), linoleic acid (8.32 %), elaidic acid (19.16 %), stearic acid (9.86 %), 5-isopropyl -6-methyl-3-heptyne-2,5-diol (6.44 %), undecyl lauric acid (6.61 %), oleic acid (2.1 %), arachidic acid (3.57 %) and 3α, 7β-dihyodxy -5β, 6β-epoxycholestane (5.9 %). Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 42(1), 75-78, 2007

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Mostafa, M., Ahmed, M., Jahan, I. A., & Choudhury, J. U. (2007). Composition of Oil from the Seeds of <i>Cassia Sophera</i> Linn. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 42(1), 75–78. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v42i1.358

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2007)

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