A new type of naturally occurring polyunsaturated fatty acid

KL Mikolajczak, CR Smith Jr, MO Bagby…

Index: Mikolajczak,K.L. et al. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1964 , vol. 29, p. 318 - 322

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Abstract

The seed oil of Crepis foetida L, a member of the plant family Compositae, contains SOY, of a fatty acid that has been shown to be cis-9-octadecen-12-ynoic acid. Thia nonconjugated polyunsaturated acid is the first known member of a new class of naturally occurring acetylenic fatty acids, analogous to linoleic acid in containing methylene-interrupted unsaturation. The new compound may find considerable importance in mechanistic ...