Evaluation of Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Compositions in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Grown in Different Geographical Locations
Joint Authors
Sami, Rokayya
Lianzhou, Jiang
Yang, Li
Ma, Ying
Jing, Jing
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Okra has different uses as a food and a remedy in traditional medicine.
Since it produces many seeds, distribution of the plant is also quite easy.
Although seed oil yield is low (4.7%), since the linoleic acid composition of the seed oil is quiet high (67.5%), it can still be used as a source of (UNSAT) unsaturated fatty acids.
In this study, samples of okra grown in four different locations were analyzed to measure fatty acid and amino acid compositions.
The content of the lipid extraction ranged from 4.34% to 4.52% on a dry weight basis.
Quantitatively, the main okra fatty acids were palmitic acid (29.18–43.26%), linoleic acid (32.22–43.07%), linolenic acid (6.79–12.34%), stearic acid (6.36–7.73%), oleic acid (4.31–6.98%), arachidic acid (ND–3.48%), margaric acid (1.44–2.16%), pentadecylic acid (0.63–0.92%), and myristic acid (0.21–0.49%).
Aspartic acid, proline, and glutamic acids were the main amino acids in okra pods, while cysteine and tyrosine were the minor amino acids.
Statistical methods revealed how the fatty acid and amino acid contents in okra may be affected by the sampling location.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sami, Rokayya& Lianzhou, Jiang& Yang, Li& Ma, Ying& Jing, Jing. 2013. Evaluation of Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Compositions in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Grown in Different Geographical Locations. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004622
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sami, Rokayya…[et al.]. Evaluation of Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Compositions in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Grown in Different Geographical Locations. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004622
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sami, Rokayya& Lianzhou, Jiang& Yang, Li& Ma, Ying& Jing, Jing. Evaluation of Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Compositions in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Grown in Different Geographical Locations. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004622
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1004622