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Chemotaxonomical studies of the genus Salsola (Chenopodiaceae) in Egypt
Author(s) -
Turki Z. A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.19991100112
Subject(s) - botany , chenopodiaceae , sugar , biology , fatty acid , genus , chemistry , food science , biochemistry
Abstract Analysis of protein, lipid and neutral sugars in nine species of Egyptian Salsola are carried out. In addition, fatty acids composition in closely related six species are determined by GLC. A remarkable chemical diversity between the different species is found. The protein level in S. imbricata subsp. imbricata is the highest of all studied species (392.7 mg/gm dry wt.) while the lowest is in S. schweinfurthii (83.6 mg/gm). The highest lipid content is detected in S. longifolia (32.2 mg/gm). The neutral sugar content is variable ranging from 15.3 mg/gm in S. schweinfurthii to 88.3 mg/gm in S. oppositifolia . The lipids of all species examined contain at least five different fatty acids. Oleic acid predominates in all species studied. Salsola inermis and S. imbricata subsp. gaetula are generally rich in fatty acids (both include eight fatty acids) while S. tetragona and S. incanescens have only five fatty acids.