Research Article

Antioxidant and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activities of Seed Oils from Torreya grandis Fort. ex Lindl.

Table 1

Main chemical components of the seed oils obtained from the five different varieties of T. grandis.

CompoundTGSOXYSOZMSOTGMSOCGSO

oleic acid30.52%19.58%8.07%12.45%20.51%
linoleic acid25.94%21.67%7.52%15.49%0
palmitic acid3.23%8.65%7.60%07.27%
octadecanal1.27%10.77%9.95%33.50%0
linolenic acid(LNA)5.35%4.21%5.79%02.02%
Cis-8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic acid2.67%3.24%3.01%1.13%0.86%
Cis-5,11,14-Eicosatrienoic acid13.93%11.56%10.33%3.93%3.57%
Oil yield59.47%56.99%51.67%35.01%29.89%