Sterols and squalene in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) kernel oils: the variety as a key factor. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rudzińska, Magdalena; Górnaś, Paweł; Raczyk, Marianna; Soliven, Arianne
• Is Part Of: Natural product research. Volume 31:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 88
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Sterols -- squalene -- apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) kernel oil -- variety; Natural products -- Periodicals; Natural products -- Research -- Periodicals; Biological Factors -- Periodicals; Biological Products -- Periodicals; 547
• DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2015.1135146
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-6419

Abstract

Abstract: The profile of sterols and squalene content in oils recovered from the kernels of 15 apricot ( Prunus armeniaca L.) varieties were investigated. Nine sterols (campesterol, β-sitosterol, Δ5-avenasterol, 24-methylene-cycloartanol, cholesterol, gramisterol, Δ7-stigmasterol, Δ7-avenasterol and citrostadienol) were identified in apricot kernel oils. The β-sitosterol was the predominant sterol in each cultivar and consisted of 76–86% of the total detected sterols. The content of total sterols and squalene were significantly affected by the variety and ranged between 215.7–973.6 and 12.6–43.9 mg/100 g of oil, respectively. Abstract :