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Definition of Erucic

Erucic
Erucic E*ru"cic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil, mustard oil, etc.

Meaning of Erucic from wikipedia

- Br****icaceae. Historically, it was restricted as a food oil due to its content of erucic acid. Laboratory studies about this acid have shown damage to the cardiac...
- Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, denoted 22:1ω9. It has the chemical formula: CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)11CO2H. It is prevalent in wallflower...
- of mildly toxic erucic acid. The term "canola" denotes a group of rapeseed cultivars that were bred to have very low levels of erucic acid and which are...
- restricted in some countries due to high levels of erucic acid. Varieties of mustard seeds low in erucic acid have been cultivated. Mustard oil was likely...
- glycerol trierucate, which are the triacylglycerol forms of oleic acid and erucic acid. It is prepared from olive oil and rapeseed oil. It is used in the...
- disappear. Jojoba oil also contains approximately 12.1% of the fatty acid erucic acid that would appear to have toxic effects on the heart at high enough...
- such as rapeseed. Typically it contains 1–3% erucic acid but several Camelina Sativa varieties with erucic acid content of less than 1% have been introduced...
- 20:1 (11), n-9, molecular weight 310.51. CAS Registry Number 5561-99-9. Erucic acid has 22 carbons, is found in rapeseed oil and mustard oil, and is a...
- oil from some Br****ica species. Food grade oil made from the seed of low-erucic acid Canadian-developed strains is also called canola oil, while non-food...
- family Br****icaceae. It is mainly cultivated due to the high levels of erucic acid that are contained in its seeds. The crambe oil is used for industrial...