Fatty acid and essential oil composition of three Tunisian caraway (Carum carvi L.) seed ecotypes

被引：47

作者：

Laribi, Bochra ^{[1
]}

Kouki, Karima ^{[1
]}

Mougou, Abdelaziz ^{[1
]}

Marzouk, Brahim ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Agron Inst Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia

[2] Ctr Biotechnol, Aromat & Med Plants Unit, Hammam Lif 2050, Tunisia

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE | 2010年 / 90卷 / 03期

关键词：

Carum carvi L; essential oil; fatty acids; petroselinic acid; carvone; limonene; PETROSELINIC ACID; DIABETIC-RATS; EXTRACTION; LIMONENE; FRUIT; PLANTS; UMBELLIFLORAE; MATURATION; CROPS;

D O I：

10.1002/jsfa.3827

中图分类号：

S [农业科学];

学科分类号：

09 ;

摘要：

BACKGROUND: The essential oil and fatty acid composition of Tunisian annual caraway (Carum carvi L.) seeds from three ecotypes was investigated by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses. RESULTS: Total fatty acid (TFA) proportion of caraway seeds varied from 2.95% to 5.68% (w/w). The fatty acid composition revealed that Tunisian caraway seed oil is rich in an unusual fattyacid - petroselinic acid - the proportion of which varied from 31.53% and 38.36% of TFA. Essential oil yields were relatively low and ranged from 0.86% to 1.20% (w/w). Forty-one volatile compounds were identified, the main ones being carvone (76.78-80.53%) and limonene (113.05-20.29%). CONCLUSION: Tunisian caraway seed oil is rich in an unusual fatty acid - petroselinic acid - which is of potential industrial significance. In addition, Tunisian caraway essential oil is carvone chemotype. This fact is of great economic interest due to the several applications of carvone in the alimentary and medicinal industries. (C) 2009 Society of Chemical Industry

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页码：391 / 396

页数：6

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