What is erukic acid?
Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid. It is known as monounsaturated because it has only one carbon atom with a double binding in its fatty acid chain. The term omega-9 concerns a group of fatty acids, including erukic and oleic acid, which have their double carbon bond, which occurs in the ninth position from the end of their acid chains. This is known as the N-9 position. In all these plants, erukic acid represents 40 to 50% of its oils. The ingestion of a large amount of this acid was associated with heart damage. Due to health problems, rapeseed trunk known as rape, which had a low volume of acid, was developed. One of them is low erukic acid rapeseed (Lear) and the other is highly erukic acid rapeseed (heard). Lear is used in the production of food and hearing is primarily used to create a slip agent for Plastics Production.
This acid is not soluble in water, but dissolves in methanol and ethanol. UsedTo produce a wide range of chemicals. Products produced by erukic acid include lubricants, cosmetics, nylon and polyester. It is also part of the bio-diesel , a source of vegetable-based fuel.
The term "ERUCIC" is from Latin Eruca . This is the family of plants from the family brassicaceae , all of which. Eukic acid naturally occurs in many green plants of this family, except for rapeseed and mustard seed. Kale, Brussels sprouts and broccoli are also all natural acid sources.
Studies have shown that large amounts of erukic acid fed animals can result in infiltration of their heart walls. For this reason, oils are no longer used for cooking in many parts of the world. The European Union has banned the use of food oil for food products. Newer scientific data suggest that potential damage caused by heartsEM can be temporary than permanent by this acid.
A mixture of two fatty acids, erucical and oil, was used to create Lorenzo oil , which is used to treat adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). ALD is an inherited disorder that causes adrenal failure, brain damage and death. The triglyceride forms of these two acids, in the ratio of four-K One, were used to treat young Lorenzo Odone at the age of 80. In long -term studies, Lorenzo's oil has been shown to have positive effects on suffering diseases.