TY - DATA T1 - Sterols and squalene in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) kernel oils: the variety as a key factor PY - 2016/01/11 AU - Magdalena Rudzińska AU - Paweł Górnaś AU - Marianna Raczyk AU - Arianne Soliven UR - https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Sterols_and_squalene_in_apricot_i_Prunus_armeniaca_i_L_kernel_oils_the_variety_as_a_key_factor/1632773 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.1632773.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/2620461 KW - Sterols KW - squalene KW - apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) kernel oil KW - variety N2 - The profile of sterols and squalene content in oils recovered from the kernels of 15 apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) varieties were investigated. Nine sterols (campesterol, β-sitosterol, Δ5-avenasterol, 24-methylene-cycloartanol, cholesterol, gramisterol, Δ7-stigmasterol, Δ7-avenasterol and citrostadienol) were identified in apricot kernel oils. The β-sitosterol was the predominant sterol in each cultivar and consisted of 76–86% of the total detected sterols. The content of total sterols and squalene were significantly affected by the variety and ranged between 215.7–973.6 and 12.6–43.9 mg/100 g of oil, respectively. ER -