Fatty acids of the seed oils of alpineCruciferae and other alpine species

C M Scrimgeour

doi:10.1007/BF02532996

Fatty acids of the seed oils of alpineCruciferae and other alpine species

Lipids. 1976 Dec;11(12):877-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02532996.

Author

C M Scrimgeour¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, KY16 9ST, St. Andrews, Fife.

PMID: 27519556
DOI: 10.1007/BF02532996

Abstract

A fewCruciferae seed oils do not contain erucic acid but are instead rich in linolenic acid. These oils are characteristic of alpine species, and the fatty acid composition of such oils may be an adaption to an alpine habitat.