@article{plant2017512,
author={{SENOU, Hamidou and XiaZHENG, Cai and TRAORE, Mamadou Bado and SISSOKO, Boubale and KAMATE, Maurice and NIANGALY, Ousmane},
title={Oil Content and Fatty Acids Composition during Seeds Storage of Two Ecotypes of <i>Jatropha curcas </i>L<i>.</i> from Mali},
journal={Research in Plant Sciences},
volume={5},
number={1},
pages={9--14},
year={2017},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/plant/5/1/2},
issn={2333-8539},
abstract={To study the oil contents and fatty acid composition among the samples of <i>Jatropha curcas </i>L. from Mali, the seeds were collected from Katibougou (ecotype I) and Teriyabougou (ecotype II) center. Soxhlet extraction methods were used to determine the oil content of <i>J. curcas </i>seeds. Two different periods were used for various analyses and each analysis was duplicated. The oil concentration ranged in the first and second time of extraction from 62.95¡À0.24 % to 61.11¡À.18 % (ecotype I) and 65.9¡À0.76 % to 65.06¡À0.36% (ecotype II) respectively. The fatty acid profiles were developed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Sixteen fatty acids were identified in quantifiable amount in the seed oils. Among these, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids were obtained with a predominance of unsaturated fatty acids. The oleic acid and linoleic acid were the dominant fatty acids present in the <i>J. curcas</i> seed oil of Mali. Their ratio (Oleic/Linoleic) varies from 0.87¡À0.02% to 1.22¡À0.02% (ecotype I) and 0.82¡À0.06% to 1.13¡À0.11% (ecotype II). This ratio possesses a high level of methyl oleate (monounsaturated fatty acid) which might have an excellent effect on biodiesel properties.},
doi={10.12691/plant-5-1-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}