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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437819503321

Autore

Fontanel Didier

Titolo

Unsaponifiable matter in plant seed oils / / Didier Fontanel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Heidelberg, : Springer-Verlag, 2013

ISBN

3-642-35710-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 366 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

665.35

Soggetti

Vegetable oils

Botanical chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Total content of unsaponifiable matter and content of corresponding chemical families in various plant seed oils: Species A to B -- Total content of unsaponifiable matter and content of corresponding chemical families in various plant seed oils: Species C -- Total content of unsaponifiable matter and content of corresponding chemical families in various plant seed oils: Species D to K -- Total content of unsaponifiable matter and content of corresponding chemical families in various plant seed oils: Species L to N -- Total content of unsaponifiable matter and content of corresponding chemical families in various plant seed oils: Species O to Q -- Total content of unsaponifiable matter and content of corresponding chemical families in various plant seed oils: Species R to Z -- Exceptionally high content of unsaponifiable matter in plant species with high fat content -- Structures of chemical constituents listed, ordered by family -- Synopsis of species names.

Sommario/riassunto

Here, the author has compiled data on about 550 oil-bearing plant species with respect to their content of unsaponifiable matters and oils. This unique information resource offers important information for research and development of food products such as neutraceuticals as well as cosmetics. Unsaponifiable matters have varying effects: Conservation and stability (e.g.  lignans, tocopherols, tocotrienols), anti-inflammatory properties (triterpene alcohols), cholesterol-lowering (sterols), well tolerated occlusive effect on the skin (squalene).



Information is provided in a clear and systematic fashion, including data on relevant chemical families and pertinent chemical structures. Also included is a thesaurus of English, Latin and French plant species names as well as 655 references to the scientific literature.