Diversity of Sterol Composition in Tunisian Pistacia lentiscus Seed Oil.
Chem Biodivers
; 13(5): 544-8, 2016 May.
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ABSTRACT
Pistacia lentiscus L. seed oil is used in some Mediterranean forest area for culinary and medicinal purposes. In this study, we aim to examine, for the first time, the effect of growing area on sterol content of Pistacia lentiscus seed oil. Fruits were harvested from 13 different sites located in northern and central Tunisia. Gas chromatography-flame-ionization detection (GC-FID) was used to quantify sterols and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was used to identify them. The major sterol identified was ß-sitosterol with a value ranging from 854.12 to 1224.09 mg/kg of oil, thus making up more than 54% of the total sterols. The other two main sterols were cycloartenol (11%) and 24-methylene-cycloartenol (5%). Statistical results revealed that growing location significantly (P < 0.001) affected phytosterol levels in these oils.
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Assunto principal:
Sementes
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Esteróis
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Óleos de Plantas
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Pistacia
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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