为了促进新资源食品元宝枫籽油及其关键成分神经酸相关产品的开发利用,本研究探讨了低温结晶-尿素包埋对该籽油中神经酸的富集。采用超声波辅助法提取元宝枫籽油并分析其脂肪酸组成,GC-MS结果显示:亚油酸36%、油酸24.57%、芥酸17.15%、顺式-11-二十碳烯酸7.64%、神经酸4.98%、棕榈酸3.62%、其他脂肪酸6.04%;建立单因素实验及正交试验优化元宝枫籽油皂化条件,得到最佳工艺为:皂化温度 80℃、皂化时间 80 min、皂化液浓度1.5 mol/L,此条件下混合脂肪酸得率为73.52 %;采用低温结晶联合尿素包埋复合法富集神经酸并优化工艺条件:在料液比1: 3、结晶温度-20 ℃、结晶时间10 h的条件下进行低温结晶,再在m脂肪酸︰m尿素︰V甲醇比例为1: 3: 9、包埋温度为-10℃的条件下进行尿素包埋。在此优化条件下,神经酸质量分数提升至20.21 %,相比元宝籽油原有神经酸含量提高了近4倍,该研究为富集元宝枫籽油神经酸提供了新方法,有利于元宝枫产业的发展。
To promote the development and utilization of Acer truncatum seed oil (a novel food resource) and its key component, nervonic acid, this study investigated the enrichment of nervonic acid in the seed oil through low-temperature crystallization combined with urea complexation. The seed oil was obtained by ultrasonic-assisted extraction, and its fatty acid composition was analyzed by GC-MS. The results revealed the fatty acids (content) including linoleic acid (36.00%), oleic acid (24.57%), erucic acid (17.15%), cis-11-eicosenoic acid (7.64%), nervonic acid (4.98%), palmitic acid (3.62%), and other fatty acids (6.04%). Single factor experiment and orthogonal test were conducted to optimize the saponification conditions of A. truncatum seed oil. The optimal parameters were determined as follows: saponification temperature of 80 °C, saponification time of 80 min, and saponification solution concentration of 1.5 mol/L. Under these conditions, the yield of mixed fatty acids reached 73.52%. Further, the combined method of low-temperature crystallization and urea complexation was used to enrich nervonic acid and optimize the process conditions. Low-temperature crystallization was performed under the conditions of a material-to-liquid ratio of 1:3, crystallization temperature of -20 °C, and crystallization time of 10 h, followed by urea complexation under the conditions of a mixed fatty acid/urea/methanol (W/W/V) ratio of 1:3:9 and a complexation temperature of -10 °C. Under these optimized conditions, the nervonic acid content increased to 20.21%, representing a nearly fourfold enhancement compared to its original concentration in the crude seed oil. This study provides a novel methodology for enriching nervonic acid from A. truncatum seed oil, offering significant potential for advancing the industrial applications of the products derived to this plant.