Turkish Journal of Biology
Article Title
DOI
10.3906/biy-1112-51
Abstract
The oil content and fatty acid compositions of 5 Bupleurum species (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 (GC) was used for the fatty acid composition. Twenty-one fatty acids were identified and quantified by GC. Oleic acid (C18:1) accounted for more than 50% of the total fatty acids in 3 of the Bupleurum species (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 (C16:0), stearic (C18:0), and myristic (C14:0). Moreover, cluster analysis was performed to determine the relationship between the species in terms of the fatty acid profiles.
Keywords
Bupleurum, Apiaceae, fatty acid composition, unsaturated fatty acids, Turkey
First Page
527
Last Page
532
Recommended Citation
SARAÇOĞLU, HATİCE TANER; ZENGİN, GÖKHAN; AKIN, MEHTAP; and AKTÜMSEK, APDURAHMAN
(2012)
"A comparative study on the fatty acid composition of the oils from five Bupleurum species collected from Turkey,"
Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 36:
No.
5, Article 5.
https://doi.org/10.3906/biy-1112-51
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol36/iss5/5
