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    Characterization of seed oil components from Nephelium lappaceum L.

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    The chem. compn. of the oil extd. from the seeds of Nephelium lappaceum L., commonly known as rambutan, has been investigated. The oil from this plant, similar to other members of the Sapindaceae, typically contained triglycerides (83%) and cyanolipids (17%). The latter consisted of type III cyanolipids, 1-cyano-2-hydroxymethylprop-1-en-3-ol diesters. Structural investigation of the oil components was carried out using chem., chromatog. and spectroscopic methods. Oleic and arachidic acids were the two dominant esterified fatty acyl chains in both triglycerides and cyanolipids. Eicosenoic acids (cis-vaccenic and paullinic acid) were present in higher amts. in the cyanolipid fraction of the oil
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