The triglyceride composition of butea monosperma seed oil

Abstract

Fatty acid and triglyceride composition of Butea monosperma seed oil have been determined by a combination of the techniques of systematic crystallization at low temperature, pancreatic lipase hydrolysis, and gas chromatography. The percentages of individual fatty acids are: myristic 0.2, palmitic 19.3, stearic 7.4, arachidic 1.8, behenic 14.0, lignoceric 6.2, oleic 21.8, linoleic 27.8, and linolenic 1.7.B. monosperma seed oil is constituted of SSS 3.8, SSU 3.9, SUS 40.9, USU 0.9, SUU 40.4 and UUU 10.1%. Chief component glycerides are PLL 5.8, PLB 5.2, POL 4.8, POB 4.2, PLP 4.0, PLO 3.8, BLL 3.6, POP 3.3, PLST 3.2, and POO 3.0%. B. monosperma seed oil, on segregation by low temperature crystallization yielded two major fractions, each representing 30% of the total. One of them is richer in the content of SSS and SUS while the other is richer in UUU and SUU. Compositions of these fractions suggest the possibility of utilization of one as an ointment base and the other as a solvent for drugs. © 1978 American Oil Chemists' Society.