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| Provedor de dados: |
Rev. Bras. Bot.
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Seeds of species from the caatinga: proteins, oils and fatty acid contents
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| Autores: |
MAYWORM,MARCO AURÉLIO S.
NASCIMENTO,ANDRÉA SERRA DO
SALATINO,ANTONIO
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| Data: |
1998-12-01
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| Ano: |
1998
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| Palavras-chave: |
Caatinga
Semiarid ecosystems
Seed proteins
Seed oils
Fatty acids
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| Resumo: |
The seeds of 14 species from the caatinga, a dry forest ecosystem of the semiarid region of northeast Brazil, were analysed for total protein and total lipid contents, as well as fatty acid distribution. The seeds of Argemone mexicana L., an introduced and naturalized species in Brazil, commonly found in caatingas and other vegetation, were also analysed. The protein contents ranged from 123 g.kg-1 to 551 g.kg-1, higher contents being found in species of Leguminosae, but also in Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill. (Euphorbiaceae, 409 g.kg-1). Oil contents ranged from 10 g.kg-1 to 400 g.kg-1. The contents of protein and oil were found to be inversely proportional in the seeds of most species, the figures for proteins being generally higher than those of oils. Most species presented either oleic or linoleic as predominant fatty acids. Cardiospermum cf. corindum L. presented eicosenoic acid as the predominant fatty acid.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-84041998000300009
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| Editor: |
Sociedade Botânica de São Paulo
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| Relação: |
10.1590/S0100-84041998000300009
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
Brazilian Journal of Botany v.21 n.3 1998
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| Direitos: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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