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γ‐Linolenic acid from caryophyllaceae seed oil
Author(s) -
GuilGuerrero J. L.,
LópezMartínez J. C.,
NavarroJuárez R.,
GarcíaMaroto F.,
CampraMadrid P.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/s11746-004-958-8
Subject(s) - caryophyllaceae , biology , subfamily , botany , genus , biochemistry , gene
Seeds from 50 species belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae, subfamilies Alsinoideae, Silenoideae, and Spergulaceae, were surveyed in a search for new sources of γ‐linolenic acid (GLA) having low levels of other interfering PUFA and therefore appropriate for GLA purification. It was detected mainly in Alsinoideae species, with a maximum of 15.6% of total FA in Minuartia laricifolia subsp. ophiolitica . Different amounts of stearidonic acid (18∶4n−3) were present in the Alsinoideae species, ranging from undetectable levels in seven species to 3.30% of total FA in Stellaria media . An ANOVA showed a taxonomical correlation between GLA percentages and the genus/subfamily within this family.