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Yucca aloifolia seed oil: a new source of bioactive compounds


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Mokbli, Sadok and Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi and Sbihi, Hassen Mohamed and Chin, Ping Tan and Al‑Resayes, Saud Ibrahim and Rashid, Umer (2018) Yucca aloifolia seed oil: a new source of bioactive compounds. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 9. 1087 - 1093. ISSN 1877-2641; ESSN: 1877-265X

Abstract

Yucca aloifolia Linn (Y. aloifolia), also known as Spanish bayonet, is a drought-tolerant plant containing important bioactive compounds in various parts of the plant. Y. aloifolia is used as a natural medicinal herb. The purpose of the present study was to characterize and evaluate the seed oil extracted from Y. aloifolia seeds. The oil content of the seeds was 16.23%. The principal fatty acids in the oil were linoleic acid (73.38%), oleic acid (13.52%) and palmitic acid (8.18%). The oil has high vitamin E activity because of an appreciable concentration of tocols (204 mg/100 g), particularly tocotrienols, which represent 79% of the total amount of tocols. Tocotrienols have powerful antioxidant, anticancer, neuro/cardio protective and cholesterol-lowering properties. The thermal profile of Y. aloifolia seed oil was examined differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Y. aloifolia seed oil is considered to be healthy dietary oil.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Institute of Advanced Technology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-017-9892-2
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: Yucca aloifolia; Seed oil; Fatty acids; Tocotrienols; DSC; Health benefits
Depositing User: Ms. Nida Hidayati Ghazali
Date Deposited: 21 Jun 2021 02:44
Last Modified: 21 Jun 2021 02:44
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74462
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