Isolation of Erucic acid from the Pseudobulb of Crepidium acuminatum (Jeevak)

Autor: Abir Chandan Barai, Soumen Patra, Braja Gopal Bag
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: Prayogik Rasayan. 5
ISSN: 2581-3323
DOI: 10.53023/p.rasayan-20211218
Popis: Isolation and spectroscopic characterization of a long chain 22C fatty acid erucic acid 1 is reportd from the pseudobulb of Crepidium acuminatum (Jeevak). The molecule constitute a long chain hydrocarbon with one carboxyl group attached at one end of the molecule and a double bond at the C13 position. Energy minimized structure revealed that the molecule is 2.42 nm long having a polar ‘COOH’ group attached at the end of lipophilic hydrocarbon chain making it useful as an amphiphile for nanosicne and nanotechnology.
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