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Fatty acid content and antioxidant activity of Thai bananas.

Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: The aril extracts of three Thai banana varieties, namely “Kluai Khai”(KK), “Kluai Namwa”(KN) and “Kluai Hom”(KH) were analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). GC-MS data were used to identify 5 methyl esters of each banana extract after transesterification. The most prominent components found in KK, KN and KH were hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (43.17, 29.18, 30.57 % respectively), 9, 12, 15-octadecatrienoic acid methyl ester (35.93, 30.46, 39.68 % respectively), 9, 12-octadecadienoic acid methyl ester (14.35, 36.10, 21.82 % respectively), 9-hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (3.76, 3.34, 3.32 % respectively) and octadecanoic acid methyl ester (2.79, 0.92, 4.60 % respectively). The antioxidant activity of the crude oils was evaluated using DPPH method.
Language: English
Field: Chemistry
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4399448224
FWCI: 0.341
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