Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research (ISSN : 0975-7384)

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Original Articles: 2012 Vol: 4 Issue: 1

Composition and Lipid Classes of Orange, Tomato and Pumpkin seed oils of Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra

Abstract

Seeds such as Orange (Citrus sinensis), Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum), and Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) belonging to the Rutacaeae, Solancaeae and Cucurbitaceae families, were extracted with n-hexane and chloroform: methanol (2:1) (v/v) to yield the oils and total lipids which were subjected to examination for physical and chemical characteristics. The fatty acid composition of their methyl esters was determined by GLC which showed the pre-dominance of palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids. The analysis of total lipids by TLC, showed the presence of neutral, glyco- and phospholipids.