Analysis of seed oils containing cyclopentenyl fatty acids by combined chromatographic procedures

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Abstract
The fatty acids of seed oils of the Flacourtiaceae,Hydnocarpus anthelmintica, Caloncoba echinata andTaraktogenus kurzii, have been examined by a combination of capillary gas chromatography, silver ion high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In addition to the common range of cyclopentenyl fatty acids found in such oils, 13-cyclopent-2-enyltridec-4-enoic acid was a major component ofH. anthelmintica and was identified by mass spectrometry as its picolinyl ester and dimethyldisulphide adduct. It has not previously been found in nature. In the other seed oils, the isolated double bond in the corresponding fatty acid was in position 6, as expected. Similarly,cis-4-hexadecenoic acid and C16 and C18 cyclopentyl fatty acids were identified for the first time inH. anthelmintica. Iso- andanteiso-methylbranched fatty acids were present in trace amounts.