title: Fatty acid composition and chemotaxonomic evaluation of species of Stachys.
abstract: The fatty acid composition of the seed oil of 23 Stachys taxa was analysed by GC/MS. The main compounds were found to be linoleic (27.1-64.3%), oleic (20.25-48.1%), palmitic (4.3-9.1%), stearic (trace to 5.2%) and 6-octadecynoic (2.2-34.1%) acids. The latter compound could be used as a chemotaxonomic marker of the genus Stachys. A cluster analysis was performed for comparison and characterisation of the seed oil from Stachys species.
authors.affiliation: TUBITAK UME, Chemistry Group Laboratories, Gebze-Kocaeli, Turkey. ahmetceyhan.goren@ume.tubitak.gov.tr
authors.forename: Ahmet C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gören
authors.forename: Ekrem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akçicek
authors.forename: Tuncay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dirmenci
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mozioğlu
authors.forename: Hasibe
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D019301:Oleic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D019308:Palmitic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013045:Species Specificity; D031366:Stachys / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification*; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: C479850:6-octadecynoic acid; D015415:Biomarkers; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D013229:Stearic Acids; D019301:Oleic Acid; D019308:Palmitic Acid; C031183:stearic acid; D019787:Linoleic Acid