Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 1996, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (6): 64-66.

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Purification of γ-Linolenic Acid from Seed Oil of Borage

Yan Yan1, Zheng Goudong1, Fang Chiguang4, Gou Ying3, Li Shaomin2, Duan Weiliang4   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130022
  • Received:1996-03-25 Revised:1996-06-21 Published:1996-12-10 Online:1996-12-10

Abstract: The borage seed,containing 32% of fatty acids(FA) was extracted for getting from its oil 22.55% γ-linolenic acid (GLA),After separations through methods of urea occlusion and AgNO3-SiO2 column chromatograghy, GLA contents can reach 80.4% and 93.7% respectively.The GLA content in products was determined by gas chromatograghy after esterification with iodomethane.The effects of urea,Ag+ and temperature during the separation process were discussed.When urea/FA=3:1,t=2℃ in the urea occlusion and AgNO3/(SiO2+AgNO3)=6%,the best separation of GLA from borage seed oil may be obtained.

Key words: borage, γ-linolenic acid.purification, urea occlusion, chromatograghy