Seed fatty acid compositions of some Lathyrus taxa growing in Turkey

• Published in: Acta botanica gallica Vol. 158; no. 3; pp. 303 - 308
• Main Authors: EMRE, Irfan, SAHIN, Ahmet, YILMAZ, Ökkes, GENC, Hasan, BAHSI, Muammer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lille Taylor & Francis Group 2011; Société botanique de France
• Subjects: acides gras insaturés; acides gras saturés; alpha-linolenic acid; Biological and medical sciences; chromatographie en phase gazeuse; fatty acid composition; gas chromatography; General pharmacology; Lathyrus; linoleic acid; Medical sciences; oleic acid; palmitic acid; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; saturated fatty acids; seed oils; seeds; stearic acid; unsaturated fatty acids; Unsaturated fatty acid; Seeds; Saturated fatty acid; Fatty acids
• ISSN: 2166-3408; 1253-8078; 2166-3408
• DOI: 10.1080/12538078.2011.10516275

In the present study, fatty acid composition in mature seeds of the Lathyrus L. taxa were determined by using gas chromatography. Present results indicate that the seed oils of studied Lathyrus taxa have palmitic acid (C16:0) and stearic acid (C18:0) as major saturated fatty acids. Moreover, the present data show that oleic acid (C18:1), linoleic acid (C18:2 n 6) and α-linolenic acid (C18:3 n 3) are major unsaturated fatty acids in studied Lathyrus taxa. The highest oleic acid (C18:1 n 9) content is found in L. vinealis (26.8 %) but it is found at the lowest level in L. aphaca var. modestus (8.3 %). In addition, present study determines that investigated Lathyrus species have linoleic acid (42.8–62.8 %) and linolenic acid (9.2–12.9 %) contents.