Mustard seed processing: essential oil composition

Autor: L. T. Black, G. C. Mustakas, L. D. Kirk
Rok vydání: 1964
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 41:599-602
ISSN: 0003-021X
Popis: Recent investigations into the processing of oriental mustard seed for production of livestock feed and of lipid-containing erucic acid have stimulated interest in the composition of the by-product essential oil. The development of a method for analysis of this oil by gas-liquid chromatography has led to the demonstration of an equilibrium reaction between the two main constituents. A similarity in composition and response to heat is shown between the natural essential oil and oils prepared synthetically. These observed similarities should lead to a better understanding of the enzymatic reaction responsible for release of this oil from the seed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE