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Title: Primary metabolism components of seeds from Brazilian Amazon tree species
Authors: Gonçalves, José Francisco de Carvalho
Fernandes, Andréia Varmes
Oliveira, Antônio Fernando Morais de
Rodrigues, Lílian F.
Marenco, Ricardo Antonio
Keywords: Andira
Andira Parviflora
Bertholletia Excelsa
Bertholletia Excelsa
Helicostylis Tomentosa
Helicostylis Tomentosa
Hymenaea
Hymenaea Parviflora
Parkia Pendula
Parkia Pendula
Pendula
Issue Date: 2002
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Volume 14, Número 2, Pags. 139-142
Abstract: The contents of the main components of the primary metabolism (soluble sugars, starch, proteins, oils, fatty acids) and minerals (P, Ca, Mg, K, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu) were characterized in seeds of five Brazilian Amazon tree species (Andira parviflora, Bertholletia excelsa, Helicostylis tomentosa, Hymenaea parviflora, and Parkia pendula). Soluble sugar contents were high in P. pendula seeds (14%), whereas starch predominated in A. parviflora seeds (58.7%). A. parviflora and H. parviflora seeds were rich in proteins (35.1% and 32.4%, respectively). The oil contents ranged from 1.4% in A. parviflora to 70.7% in B. excelsa. Only B. excelsa and P. pendula seeds may be considered oilseeds, with 70.7% and 28.4% oil, respectively. The fatty acid compositions showed high proportions of unsaturated fatty acids, mainly oleic and linoleic acids, regardless of the species. B. excelsa and P. pendula also showed high amounts of P, Mg, K and Zn.
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: 10.1590/S1677-04202002000200009
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