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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 110, Issue 7, Pages 662-667Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200700142
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Echinops sphaerocephalus; oil crop; linoleic acid; alpha-tocopherol; quinoline alkaloid
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New plant oil crops are desirable as renewable resources for energy, for food purposes, and as building blocks in chemical synthesis. Fruit oil of Echinops sphaerocephalus was characterized by a high content of linoleic acid (over 70% of total fatty acids) and by a high tocopherol content (530-970 mg/kg oil). The majority was alpha-tocopherol. Echinops sphaerocephalus plants may be cultivated in agricultural dimensions, and fruits may be obtained by a combine harvester. Echinops quinoline alkaloids present a useful by-product of the oil production.
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