title: Fatty acid composition of seeds of Satureja thymbra and S. cuneifolia.
abstract: The chemical composition of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) from seeds of S. thymbra and S. cuneifolia were analyzed by GC/MS. 7 FAMEs were identified from the seeds of S. thymbra mainly as 9-octadecenoic acid methyl ester (43.9%), hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (11.4%), 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid methyl ester (Z,Z,Z) (30.2%), and octadecanoic acid methyl ester (14.1%), while from the seed of S. cuneifolia 10 FAMEs were obtained with the main components, similar to S. thymbra. These were identified as 9-octadecenoic acid methyl ester (10.1%), hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (methyl palmitate, 34.6%), 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid methyl ester (Z,Z,Z) (6.3%) and octadecanoic acid methyl ester (1.8%).
authors.affiliation: Tubitak, Marmara Research Center, Materials and Chemical Technologies Research Institute, PO Box 21, 41470, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. ahmet.goren@ume.tubitak.gov.tr
authors.forename: Ahmet C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gören
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bilsel
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Satil
authors.forename: Tuncay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dirmenci
mesh_terms: D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D031362:Satureja / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified