title: Systematic qualitative and quantitative assessment of fatty acids in the seeds of 60 tree peony (Paeonia section Moutan DC.) cultivars by GC-MS.
abstract: Seeds from Paeonia ostii and Paeoniarockii have been recently identified as novel resources of α-linolenic acid (ALA) in China. To assess whether tree peony cultivars can be used as oil resource, fatty acids (FAs) in 60 cultivars were monitored and evaluated in this study. The results indicated that the composition and content of FAs varied dramatically among different cultivars, in which ALA, linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid were the dominant. The 60 cultivars were classified into six clusters by hierarchical cluster analysis, and they were quite distinct from each other. Finally, six cultivars with high yield and high quality were screened out, comprising of 'Liuliguanzhu', 'Hongguanyupei', 'LSS-2', 'LSS-1', 'Jingshenhuanfa' and 'LSS-11'. These cultivars were appropriately applied in practical oil production. Overall, tree peony oil with abundant unsaturated fatty acids especially ALA was proved to be a top-grade source for edible oil and nutritional supplements.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
authors.forename: Shan-Shan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors.forename: Ru-Yu
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forest Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China.
authors.forename: Li-Guang
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China. Electronic address: wanglsh@ibcas.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Liang-Sheng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address: haobing4696@163.com.
authors.forename: Xiang-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
authors.forename: Li-Jin
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
authors.forename: Xu-Chen
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D029596:Paeonia / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D010938:Plant Oils
keywords: Fatty acid; GC–MS; Linoleic acid (PubChem CID: 5280450); Linolenic acid; Linolenic acid (PubChem CID: 5280934); Oleic acid (PubChem CID: 445639); Paeonia; Palmitic acid (PubChem CID: 985); Stearic acid (PubChem CID: 5281); Tree peony; n-6/n-3 ratio