Unusual fatty acids

The unusual fatty acids
    • The unusual fatty acids are found only in few individual species or genus or a whole family.
    • Castor bean (Ricinus communis) seed oil is rich in ricinoleic acid (90%) which is 12-hydroxy oleic acid CH3(CH2)5-CH(OH)-CH2-CH=CH-(CH2)7-COOH.
    • Rape seed (Brassica napus) is rich in erucic acid (cis-13-docosenoic acid CH3(CH2)7-CH=CH-(CH2)11-COOH).
    • Hydnocarpic and chaulmoogric acids are found in chaulmoogra oil which is used in the treatment of leprosy.

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