Lipid composition of millet (Pennisetum americanum) seeds

Osagie, A.U. and Kates, M. (1984) Lipid composition of millet (Pennisetum americanum) seeds. Lipids, 19 (12). pp. 958-965.

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Abstract

Of 8 solvents used to extract lipids from millet seeds hot water-saturated butanol was best. Lipids extracted amounted to 7.2% of the seed dry weight and consisted of neutral lipids 85, phospholipids 12 and glycolipids 3%. Neutral lipids contained 85% triacylglycerols and small amounts of mono- and diacylglycerols, sterols and free fatty acids. Sterols consisted of campesterol, stigmasterol and 2 unidentified sterols, occurring in the same proportions in free and esterified forms. Ten glycolipid and 10 phospholipid components were characterized. Contrary to previously published observations, lysophosphatidylcholine was the main phospholipid (42%) in millet seeds. The main glycolipids were esterified sterol glycoside, sterol glycoside, monogalactosyldiacylglycerol, digalactosyldiacylglycerol and cerebrosides (ceramide monohexosides)

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Dep. Biochemistry, Ottawa Univ., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 9B4
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: Millet
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 27 Jun 2012 09:09
Last Modified: 27 Jun 2012 09:09
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02534732
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/6188

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