Variation in the chemical constituents of soybean due to industrial pollution

摘要

The two varieties of soybean (Soybean Bragg and Soybean JS-71-05) were collected from an industrial site (IS) and from a non-industrial site (NIS) for the study of their chemical composition and fatty acids profiles by gas liquid chro-matography (GLC). These studies revealed large changes in the major and minor fatty acids of the soybean seeds due to the effect of chemical pollutants. There was a significant decrease in the amounts of major and minor fatty acids, such as myristic acid (14:0). palmitic acid (16:0). stearic acid (18:0). oleic acid (18:1), linoleic acid (18:2). and linolenic acid (18:3). in the seeds from industrial site. The changes in the chemical composition due to chemical pollutants showed mixed results.