RESEARCH ARTICLE

Journal of Oil Palm Research Vol. 15 No. 1, June 2003, p. 6-11

PALM-BASED CHIRAL COMPOUNDS

LOH Soh Kheang* ; CHOO Yuen May*

ABSTRACT

Palm-based chiral compounds are potential values although they are either taken for granted or largely ignore. This paper reports on the chirality features and optical activities of readily available palm-based chiral compounds such as asymmetrical acylglycerols, phospholipids, tools, carotenoids and sterols

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* Malaysian Palm Oil Board,
P. O. Box 10620,
50720 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
E-mail: lohsk@mpob.gov.my