gamma-Linolenic acid content and fatty acid composition of Boraginaceae seed oils

Erdemoglu N., Kusmenoglu S., Vural M.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.106, sa.3, ss.160-164, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 106 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/ejlt.200300910
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.160-164
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Boraginaceae, fatty acids, gas chromatography, gamma-linolenic acid, seed oil, RICH
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Eleven species of the Boraginaceae family collected in Turkey were analyzed with respect to the amount of gamma-linolenic acid as well as fatty acid composition. gamma-Linolenic acid was found in all species, except for Heliotropium lasiocarpum Fisch. & Mey. and Heliotropium dolosum De Not. Seed oil content ranged from 1.5% in H. lasiocarpum to 22.0% in Anchusa leptophylla ssp. leptophylla. The content of gamma-linolenic acid ranged from 1.7% of total fatty acids in Paracaryum racemosum (Schreber) Britten var. racemosum to 13.7% in A. leptophylla Roemer & Shultes ssp. leptophylla. According to data from our study, A. leptophylla ssp. leptophylla (13.7%), Anchusa azurea Miller var. azurea (11.9%) and Echium plantagineum L. (12.2%) might be considered as new sources of gamma-linolenic acid.