Fatty acid composition of the seeds of some species of Peucedanum (kral otu) from Turkey

Authors: NÜKHET AKPINAR, SALİH GÖRGÜN, HÜSEYİN AŞKIN AKPULAT, MEHMET ALİ AKPINAR, APDURAHMAN AKTÜMSEK, ALİ EMRE AKPINAR

Abstract: The fatty acid compositions of the seeds of Peucedanum ruthenicum, Peucedanum chryseum, Peucedanum palimbioides, Peucedanum obtusifolium, and Peucedanum zedelmeierianum were investigated by gas chromatography (GC). The main fatty acids in the species were found to be palmitic acid (C 16:0, 5.78%-14.68%), oleic acid (C 18:1 \omega-9, 31.28%-68.06%), and linoleic acid (C 18:2 \omega-6, 15.99%-33.74%). Trace amounts of cis-vaccenic acid (C 18:1 \omega-7, 0.82%-1.40%) were found in the seed oils of all of the species investigated.

Keywords: Apiaceae, Peucedanum, fatty acids

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