Triacylglycerols of the seeds and fruit flesh of Mandragora turcomanica

The triacylglycerols (TAGs) of the seeds and fruit fresh of Managora turcom anica have been investigated for the first time using the methods of mass s pectrometry and enzymolysis. It has been found that in the TAGs of the seed s the 18:2 acids undergo specific esterification in the sn-2 position, whil e in the TAGs of the flesh this position is acylated by 18:1 and 18:2 acids . For both parts of the fruit the main TAG species is sn-1(3)-oleoyldilinol eate, and the main types are represented by triunsaturated and monounsatura ted-diunsaturated glycerides.