Abstract
The seed oil Euphorbia lathyris (coper-spurge seed) mainly consists of free fatty acids. Gas chromatographic analysis of the fatty acids after methylation indicated the presence of palmitic (5.5%), oleic (89.2%), linoleic (0.4%), and linolenic (0.3%) acids, with 0.3% of unidentified acid (s). Column chromatographic separation of this seed oil yielded a hydrocarbon, glyceride, epoxylathyrol, ester L3, and ester L2.
