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DEPRESSION OF THE NORMAL ERYTHROCYTE NUMBER BY SOYBEAN LECITHIN OR CHOLINE

ArticleDEPRESSION OF THE NORMAL ERYTHROCYTE NUMBER BY SOYBEAN LECITHIN OR CHOLINEJohn Emerson DavisJohn Emerson DavisFrom the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Arkansas School of Medicine, Little RockPublished Online:01 Aug 1944https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1944.142.1.65MoreSectionsPDF (477 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation More from this issue > Volume 142Issue 1August 1944Pages 65-67 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1944 by American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1944.142.1.65History Received 4 May 1944 Published online 1 August 1944 Published in print 1 August 1944 Metrics

Composition of a soybean oil of abnormally low iodine number

Oil from Dunfield soybeans (Columbia, Mo., 1936) having a very low iodine value, has been examined. Comparison of the constants of this abnormal oil with normal soybean oils indicates no significant differences except in iodine value and refractive index. Based on the calculated composition of the unsaturated acids, the abnormal oil appears to contain a higher percentage of oleic acid, and a lower percentage of linoleic and linolenic acids, than do normal oils. The lowered iodine value does not appear to be correlated with any increase in the stability of the hydrogenated product. The abnormality is attributed to an accumulation of unfavorable varietal, climatic, and pedological factors.