Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Letter
  • Published:

Occurrence of Cyclo-Propene Acids in Some Plants of the Order Malvales

Nature volume 190, pages 168–169 (1961)Cite this article

Abstract

STERCULIC and malvalic acids are the only fatty acids known to contain a cyclo-propene ring in their structures. From the seed oil of Sterculia foetida (Sterculiaceae), Nunn1 isolated sterculic acid (C19) and defined its structure. Malvalic acid (C18) isolated from Malvaceae by Shenstone and Vickery2 has been structurally identified by Macfarlane, Shenstone and Vickery3 and Craven and Jeffrey4. Afterwards we reported5 the occurrence of minor amounts of sterculic acid associated with malvalic acid in the oils from some malvaceous plants. The occurrence of both acids in the seeds of Sterculia foetida and two species of Malvaceae has also been observed by C. R. Smith, jun., T. L. Wilson and K. L. Mikolajczak (private communication).

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on Springer Link
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Nunn, J. R., J. Chem. Soc., 313 (1952).

  2. Shenstone, F. S., and Vickery, J. R., Nature, 177, 94 (1956).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Macfarlane, J. J., Shenstone, F. S., and Vickery, J. R., Nature, 179, 830 (1957).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Craven, B., and Jeffrey, G. A., Nature, 183, 676 (1959).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Shenstone, F. S., and Vickery, J. R., Poult. Sci., 38, 1055 (1959).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Howard, G. A., and Martin, A. J. P., Biochem. J., 46, 532 (1950).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Food Preservation, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Homebush, New South Wales

    F. S. SHENSTONE & J. R. VICKERY

Authors
  1. F. S. SHENSTONE
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. J. R. VICKERY
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

SHENSTONE, F., VICKERY, J. Occurrence of Cyclo-Propene Acids in Some Plants of the Order Malvales. Nature 190, 168–169 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/190168b0

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/190168b0

This article is cited by

Comments

By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing