title: Fatty acids of the seeds of Origanum onites L. and O. vulgare L.
abstract: Seed oils of Origanum onites L. from the Antalya and Mugla regions and O. vulgare L. from the Kirklareli region of Turkey were extracted with hexane in a Soxhlet apparatus. The oil yields were 14.1-20.0 and 18.5%, respectively. FA compositions of the seed oils were determined by GC and GC/MS. Twenty FA were identified in both O. onites and O. vulgare seeds. The major FA of both species were linolenic (56.3-57.0%; 61.8%), linoleic (21.5-21.7%; 18.8%), oleic (8.7-8.9%; 5.9%), palmitic (5.9-6.5%; 5.5%), stearic (2.1-2.4%; 2.1%), and (Z)-11-octadecenoic (0.6-0.8%; 0.5%), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Anadolu University, Faculties of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey. nazcan@anadolu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Nezihe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Azcan
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Betül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.forename: K Hüsnü Can
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Başer
mesh_terms: D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D031341:Origanum / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D010936:Plant Extracts