Fatty acids of the seeds of Origanum onites L. and O. vulgare L.
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.
Azcan
Nezihe
N
Anadolu University, Faculties of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, 26470 Eskişehir, Turkey. nazcan@anadolu.edu.tr
Kara
Mustafa
M
Demirci
Betül
B
Başer
K Hüsnü Can
KH
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*
D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D010936:Plant Extracts