A comparative study on the fatty acid composition of the oils from five Bupleurum species collected from Turkey

Authors : Hatice TANER SARAÇOĞLU, Gökhan ZENGİN, Mehtap AKIN, Apdurahman AKTÜMSEK

Pages : 527-532

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Publication Date : 2012-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The oil content and fatty acid compositions of 5 Bupleurum species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(B. intermedium, B. lancifolium, B. croceum, B. rotundifolium, and B. cappadocicum); were determined. Their oil contents ranged from 2.87% to 4.20%. Gas chromatography insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GC); was used for the fatty acid composition. Twenty-one fatty acids were identified and quantified by GC. Oleic acid insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C18:1); accounted for more than 50% of the total fatty acids in 3 of the Bupleurum species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(B. intermedium, B. lancifolium, and B. rotundifolium);. The total unsaturated fatty acid contents varied from 67.28% in B. cappadocicum to 87.06% in B. rotundifolium. The total saturated fatty acids represent 12.94% to 32.72% of the total lipid content. The main saturated fatty acids were palmitic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C16:0);, stearic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C18:0);, and myristic insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C14:0);. Moreover, cluster analysis was performed to determine the relationship between the species in terms of the fatty acid profiles.
Keywords : Key words Bupleurum, Apiaceae, fatty acid composition, unsaturated fatty acids, Turkey