Abstract
Ricinoleic acid (D-12-hydroxyoctadec-cis-9-enoic acid), is an hydroxylated fatty acid which constitutes 85–90% of the seed fatty acids in castor bean plants (Ricinus communis L.). This unusual fatty acid is also one of a series of related Hydroxy Fatty Acids (HFAs) produced in the seeds of Lesquerella species. In these species, which, like A. thaliana and rapeseed belong to the Brassicacae family, ricinoleic acid is generally a minor constituent. Major HFAs include densipolic (12-OH, 18:2 (3,9)), lesquerolic (14-OH, 20:1 (9)) and auricolic (14-OH, 20:2 (3,9)) acids.
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