Ma. Anderson et al., MASS-SPECTROMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF VERNONIA-GALAMENSIS OIL, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 70(9), 1993, pp. 905-908
Vernonia galamensis seed oil is a natural source of epoxidized triacyl
glycerols, which consist of 52% trivernolin and a mixture of other tri
acylglycerols. Epoxidized oils are used for industrial applications, s
uch as coatings and plastic formulations. To determine the major molec
ular species present in Vernonia oil, desorption chemical ionization/m
ass spectrometry and mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry were used to
determine its glyceride composition. Seven triacylglycerols predominat
ed: divernoloylarachidonate, trivernolin, divernoloylstearate, diverno
loyloleate, divernoloyllinoleate, dilinolenoyl vernolate and divernolo
ylpalmitate.