GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID (GLA) CONTENT OF ENCAPSULATED EVENING PRIMROSE OIL PRODUCTS

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作者
GIBSON, RA
LINES, DR
NEUMANN, MA
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[1] Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, 5042, Adelaide
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10.1007/BF02537067
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The fatty acid composition of 16 brands of evening primrose oil (EPO) capsules was determined by capillary gas chromatography. Fourteen of these EPO brands contained gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) levels between 7% and 10% (mean, 8.7; range, 1.9-10.5%) and there was generally good agreement between the level of GLA claimed by the manufacturer and the level determined by analysis. Low levels of the monoenes 22:1 and 24:1 found in some brands may indicate contamination of EPO with borage oil.
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