An earlier paper on the nonpolar lipids o
f Amaranthuspalmeri described the compositions o
f thesaturated
fatty alcohol and wax ester components o
f the leaves and
flowering parts. In this paper,the compositions o
f esters containing unsaturated acyl moieties(triglycerides, steryl esters, andterpenol esters), as determined by capillary gas chromatography/massspectroscopy (GC/MS) analysis,are presented. In addition, the
free
fatty acid, sterol, andtriterpenol components were characterized.The triglycerides constituted the major class o
f esters. Themajor hydroxylated constituents werepalmitic, linoleic, and oleic acids and the sterol chondrillasterol.The sterols campesterol,stigmasterol, ergost-7-en-3
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f" BORDER=0>-amyrin, lupeol, cycloartenol, and24-methylenecycloartenol were present inlesser quantities.Keywords: Lipid; Amaranthus palmeri;
fatty acid; sterol; triterpenol;column chromatography;thin-layer chromatography; capillary gas chromatography;GC/MS