FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF ZONOCERUS VARIEGATUS, MACROTERMES BELLICOSUS AND ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE KERNEL

Authors

  • E.I. ADEYEYE Department of Chemistry, University of Ado-Ekiti, P.M.B. 5363, Ado- Ekiti, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Fatty acid composition, M. bellicosus, Z. variegatus, A.occidentale.

Abstract

The fatty acid composition of winged termites, Macrotermes bellicosus; variegated grasshopper, Zonocerus variegatus and cashew kernel (unroasted and roasted), Anacardium occidentale were reported. Oleic acid (18:1) was the most concentrated in all the samples with (%): 49.2 (M. bellicosus), 29.3 (Z. variegatus), 65.4 (A. occidentale, unroasted) and 64.6 (A. occidentale, roasted); while stearic acid (18:0) was the least concentrated with respective values as in the above trend: 8.5, 5.7, 7.2 and 7.2. Roasting enhanced the availability of linoleic acid (18:2) from 16.0 to 17.5%. The polyunsaturated fatty acid/saturated fatty acid (P/S) values were: 0.21 (M. bellicosus), 2.19 (Z. variegatus), 0.90 (A. occidentale, roasted), showing that Z. variegatus fatty acid was the best. 

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Published

31.03.2011

How to Cite

E.I. ADEYEYE. (2011). FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF ZONOCERUS VARIEGATUS, MACROTERMES BELLICOSUS AND ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE KERNEL. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 2(1), 135–144. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/666

Issue

Volume 2, Issue 1, 2011

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Research Articles

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