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

• Published in: Turkish journal of biology
• Main Authors: SARAÇOĞLU, Hatice TANER, ZENGİN, Gökhan, AKIN, Mehtap, AKTÜMSEK, Apdurahman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: TUBITAK 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Key words: Bupleurum, Apiaceae, fatty acid composition, unsaturated fatty acids, Turkey
• ISSN: 1300-0152; 1303-6092; 1303-6092
• DOI: 10.3906/biy-1112-51

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.