La presenza di colesterolo nella frazione sterolica dell'olio dei semi di Solanum nigrum L. subsp. nigrum e Solanum dulcamara L.

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The presence of cholesterol in the sterolic fraction in the oil of the seeds of Solanum nigrum L. subsp. nigrum and Solanum dulcamara L.—The sterol fraction of oil in Solanum nigrum L. subsp. nigrum and Solanum dulcamara L. seeds has been analysed by GLC. The amounts of cholesterol we have found are 8% and 23% respectively, in relation to the total amount of sterols. Our research has shown a close histological resemblance between the seeds of the two species which, in their turn, both for the presence of cholesterol and morphological characteristics, are similar to the tomato seeds. We think we can therefore make a contribution to the taxonomy of the Solanaceae by emphasizing the constancy of a biochemical character already found in other species of the same family.

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