Some physical and chemical properties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) seed and fatty acid composition of seed oil

Edible part and leaves of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) are used as food or medicine to control some diseases because of its antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, anti-hepatotoxic, antiviral, antiulcerogenic and larvicidal effects. Although fruits have considerable amount of seeds, they ha...

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Main Authors: Muharrem GÖLÜKÇÜ, Ramazan TOKER, Fırat AYAS, Nurtaç ÇINAR
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Language:English
Published: Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute 2014-06-01
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Online Access:http://derim.com.tr/article/view/5000040018/5000042983
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author Muharrem GÖLÜKÇÜ
Ramazan TOKER
Fırat AYAS
Nurtaç ÇINAR
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Fırat AYAS
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description Edible part and leaves of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) are used as food or medicine to control some diseases because of its antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, anti-hepatotoxic, antiviral, antiulcerogenic and larvicidal effects. Although fruits have considerable amount of seeds, they have not received much attention. In this study, some physical and chemical properties of the seed and also fatty acid composition of seed oil were determined. Oil content of the sample was determined by soxhlet apparatus as 26.10% in dried sample. Fatty acid composition was analyzed by GC-MS and seven fatty acids were identified and their ratios were determined in this seed oil. The main fatty acid was determined as α-eleostearic (45.60%). The other fatty acids were palmitic (3.69%), stearic (28.00%), oleic (12.45%), linoleic (8.90%), arachidic (0.71%) and gadoleic acids (0.65%).
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spelling doaj.art-10141ba3a08d49fc9366351881d53d332023-02-15T16:13:15ZengBati Akdeniz Agricultural Research InstituteDerim1300-34962014-06-01311172410.16882/derim.2014.64310Some physical and chemical properties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) seed and fatty acid composition of seed oilMuharrem GÖLÜKÇÜ0Ramazan TOKER1Fırat AYAS2Nurtaç ÇINAR3Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Antalya, TurkeyBatı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Antalya, TurkeyBatı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Antalya, TurkeyBatı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Antalya, TurkeyEdible part and leaves of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) are used as food or medicine to control some diseases because of its antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, anti-hepatotoxic, antiviral, antiulcerogenic and larvicidal effects. Although fruits have considerable amount of seeds, they have not received much attention. In this study, some physical and chemical properties of the seed and also fatty acid composition of seed oil were determined. Oil content of the sample was determined by soxhlet apparatus as 26.10% in dried sample. Fatty acid composition was analyzed by GC-MS and seven fatty acids were identified and their ratios were determined in this seed oil. The main fatty acid was determined as α-eleostearic (45.60%). The other fatty acids were palmitic (3.69%), stearic (28.00%), oleic (12.45%), linoleic (8.90%), arachidic (0.71%) and gadoleic acids (0.65%).http://derim.com.tr/article/view/5000040018/5000042983Momordica charantiaBitter melonSeed oil
spellingShingle Muharrem GÖLÜKÇÜ
Ramazan TOKER
Fırat AYAS
Nurtaç ÇINAR
Some physical and chemical properties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) seed and fatty acid composition of seed oil
Derim
Momordica charantia
Bitter melon
Seed oil
title Some physical and chemical properties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) seed and fatty acid composition of seed oil
title_full Some physical and chemical properties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) seed and fatty acid composition of seed oil
title_fullStr Some physical and chemical properties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) seed and fatty acid composition of seed oil
title_full_unstemmed Some physical and chemical properties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) seed and fatty acid composition of seed oil
title_short Some physical and chemical properties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) seed and fatty acid composition of seed oil
title_sort some physical and chemical properties of bitter melon momordica charantia l seed and fatty acid composition of seed oil
topic Momordica charantia
Bitter melon
Seed oil
url http://derim.com.tr/article/view/5000040018/5000042983
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