Abstract
Total lipids extracted from fenugreek ( Trigonella foenum-graecum L., Leguminosae) seeds amounted to 7·5% of the dry seeds. The total lipids consisted of 84·1% neutral lipids, 5·4% glycolipids and 10·5% phospholipids. Neutral lipids consisted mostly of triacylglycerols (86%), diacylglycerols (6·3%) and small quantities of monoacylglycerols, free fatty acids and sterols. At least five glycolipids and seven phospholipids were identified. Acylmonogalactosyldiacylglycerol and acylatedsterylglycoside were the major glycolipids, while sterylglucoside, monogalactosylmonoacylglycerol and digalactosyldiacylglycerol were present in small amounts. The phospholipids consisted of phosphatidylcholine, and phosphatidylethanolamine as major phospholipids and phosphatidylserine, lysophosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylglycerol, and phosphatidic acid as minor phospholipids. The fatty acid composition of these different neutral lipids, glycolipids and phospholipids was determined.
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