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DETERMINATION OF SEED FATTY ACIDS IN CONSOLIDA SPECIES BY GC-MS

F. AHMET AYAZ, MARKKU REUNANEN*, MUSTAFA KÜÇÜKISLAMOGLU**

Abstract: Seed oil content and fatty acid composition of seed lipids in 4 species of Consolida viz., C. oriemalis, C. armeniaca, C. glandulosa and C. hoheneckeri of the family Ranunculaceae are reported. The oil ranges from 44.5 to 53.1 % by dry weight. The 18:1 chain length pattern was dominant fatty acid in seed lipids in all the 4 species examined. Among the total 7 fatty acids, 18:2 was the next abundant lipid component whereas pattern 16:1 and 20:0 were minor constituents in all the four species.

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.

Abo Akademi University, Department of Forest Products Chemistry, Porthansgatan 3, SF-20500, Turku, Finland.
Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Karadeniz Technical University, 61335, Sögütlü, Trabzan Turkey.