DETERMINATION OF FATTY ACIDS AND ELEMENTS FROM COCONUT (COCOS NUCIFERA) SHELL

Authors

  • Nasreen K. Thebo Mycology Research laboratory, Institute of Plant Sciences
  • Altaf A. Simair Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  • Wazir A. Sheikh Mycology Research laboratory, Institute of Plant Sciences
  • Sher M. Mangrio Mycology Research laboratory, Institute of Plant Sciences
  • Pirkash L. Nagni Free Radical Research Laboratory, National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Sughra G. Mangrio Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  • Hassan M. Nizamani Al- Mafraq Hospital, Dubai

Keywords:

Cocos nucifera, fatty acids elemental analysis, GCMS

Abstract

GCMS analysis showed twenty eight fatty acids, 12 n-octanoate, dodecanotic acid, n-hexadecanoic acid, n-heptaecenoate, tridecatrienoate acid methyl-2-tridecynote and essential elements were isolated from the shell of Cocos nucifera viz., along with calcium, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, potassium, magnesium, manganese, nickel and zinc. Present study revealed that accumulation of tetradeconic acid was higher among saturated fatty acids among metals magnesium and iron 593.06 ± 42.17, 997.9 ± 52.25 respectively were highest following by low accumulation of lead (1.46 ± 0.21) was recorded in coconut shell.

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Published

2014-04-25

How to Cite

Nasreen K. Thebo, Altaf A. Simair, Wazir A. Sheikh, Sher M. Mangrio, Pirkash L. Nagni, Sughra G. Mangrio, & Hassan M. Nizamani. (2014). DETERMINATION OF FATTY ACIDS AND ELEMENTS FROM COCONUT (COCOS NUCIFERA) SHELL . Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology, 11(01), 33–40 . Retrieved from https://pjbt.org/index.php/pjbt/article/view/492

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 01 (2014): Pak. J. Biotechnology

Section

Research Articles