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Chemical composition of acacia seeds

Arindam ChowdhuryNational Botanical Research Institute Lucknow IndiaR. BanerjiNational Botanical Research Institute Lucknow IndiaG. MisraNational Botanical Research Institute Lucknow IndiaS. K. NigamNational Botanical Research Institute Lucknow India
1983en
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Abstract Several plants of Acacieae (family Leguminosae) have been recommended under aforestation programs. The seeds of some such plants have been examined for their fatty acid composition with special reference to epoxy acids. Epoxy 18:1 in Acacia auriculiformis, A. catechu, A. coriacea and A. mellifera was 4.9, 0.1, 2.1, and 0.6%,respectively.

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