Research Article

Fatty Acids Analysis, Antioxidant and Biological Activity of Fixed Oil of Annona muricata L. Seeds

Table 1

Physical and chemical properties of fixed oil of Annona muricata L. seeds.

CharacteristicsOil (extracted using -hexane)

Specific gravity (20°C)0.9281 ± 0.0005
Refractive index (25°C)1.4514 ± 0.0004
at 220 nm75.21 ± 0.15
Acid value3.13 ± 0.10
Saponification value205.5 ± 2.5
Iodine value (Wijs method)102.5 ± 1.4
Peroxide value (mEq/kg)8.5 ± 1.1
-Tocopherol content (mg/kg)12.5 ± 0.9

-Tocopherol (2.01 ± 0.19).