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eleostearic acid

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eleostearic acid

[¦el·ē·ō′stir·ik ′as·əd]
(organic chemistry)
CH3(CH2)7(CH:CH)3-(CH2)3COOH A colorless, water-insoluble, crystalline, unsaturated fatty acid; the glycerol ester is a chief component of tung oil.
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The oil is composed mostly of eleostearic acid, an unusual conjugated fatty acid that can polymerize, or harden, in the presence of oxygen.
Tung twister: powerful enzymes from tung trees could turn plants into oil-producing marvels
For tung oil, with mostly conjugated double bonds from eleostearic acid (~ 77-82 percent eleostearic acid), the rate of autoxidation is much higher than that observed in linolenic acid, due to the conjugation.
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The range includes Baobab, with soothing properties for skin and scalp; Parinari and Mongongo, which contain a high content of eleostearic acid for regenerativeand moisturizing properties; Ximenia, with long-chain fatty acids that provide good substantivity for skin and hair; Marula, which is hydrating and skin softening and Kalahari Melon, with a high essential fatty acids (EFA) content for skin restructuring.
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