Characterization of fatty acids in the roots of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

dc.contributor.author	Opoku-Boahen, Y.
dc.contributor.author	Barku, V. Y. Atsu
dc.contributor.author	Dobson, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-21T11:45:54Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-21T11:45:54Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5671
dc.description	4p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The roots of Cryptolepis saguinolenta were extracted with petroleum ether (40–60C) to afford the oil in 0.7% yield to the wet mass of raw material. The fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) were separated and analyzed by GC-MS. The following fatty acids as their methyl esters in various proportions were obtained: linoleic acid (52%), palmitic acid (17%), stearic acid (5.8%), margaric acid (2.8%), oleic acid (1.8%), and arachidic acid (1.8%). The most abundant fatty acid identified was the essential dietary fatty acid linoleic acid in the proportion of 52%, which underscores the health and nutritional benefits of the plant besides its medicinal properties, which was the aim of this work	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Cryptolepis sanguinolenta	en_US
dc.subject	Fatty acid methyl ester	en_US
dc.subject	Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry	en_US
dc.title	Characterization of fatty acids in the roots of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US