Oils of AD （Adansonia digitata）, AL （Albizia lebbeck） and DO （Daniellia oliveri） were studied using ^13C NMR （nuclear magnetic resonance） and ^1H NMR. The gated decoupled high resolution ^13C NMR spectra revea...Oils of AD （Adansonia digitata）, AL （Albizia lebbeck） and DO （Daniellia oliveri） were studied using ^13C NMR （nuclear magnetic resonance） and ^1H NMR. The gated decoupled high resolution ^13C NMR spectra revealed the presence of both saturated and unsaturated triacylglycerides. However, there is a higher percentage of unsaturation in AL seed oil. The peaks at 0.7 ppm to 0.9 ppm which correspond to the terminal methyl groups in the fatty acid and that at 1.2 ppm to 1.3 ppm are more intense and bigger in DO which show that it is more saturated than AD and AL oils. The results obtained by ^13C NMR and ^1H NMR are compared favorably with those obtained by gas chromatographic analysis.展开更多
文摘Oils of AD （Adansonia digitata）, AL （Albizia lebbeck） and DO （Daniellia oliveri） were studied using ^13C NMR （nuclear magnetic resonance） and ^1H NMR. The gated decoupled high resolution ^13C NMR spectra revealed the presence of both saturated and unsaturated triacylglycerides. However, there is a higher percentage of unsaturation in AL seed oil. The peaks at 0.7 ppm to 0.9 ppm which correspond to the terminal methyl groups in the fatty acid and that at 1.2 ppm to 1.3 ppm are more intense and bigger in DO which show that it is more saturated than AD and AL oils. The results obtained by ^13C NMR and ^1H NMR are compared favorably with those obtained by gas chromatographic analysis.
