Diversity in seed oil content and fatty acid composition in Acer species with potential as sources of nervonic acid.

ABSTRACT: Nervonic acid (NA, cis-15-tetracosenoic acid) is a very long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid that has been shown to be a core component of nerve fibers and nerve cells. It can be used to treat and prevent many neurological diseases. At present, commercially available NA is mainly derived from Acer truncatum seeds, which contain about 5%-6% NA in their seed oil. The aim of this study were to identify and analyze NA-containing Acer species that could be used as NA resource plants. For this purpose, 46 Acer species seeds were collected in China and in some or all of the seed oils from these species 15 fatty acids were detected, including linoleic acid, oleic acid (C18:1^Δ9, C18:1^Δ11), erucic acid, palmitic acid, NA, linolenic acid (C18:3^Δ6,9,12<

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987630 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature