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 fatty acid-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 (13.05-20.29%). 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.
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 carawayseed oil is rich in an unusual fatty acid-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 (13.05-20.29%). CONCLUSION: Tunisian carawayseed oil is rich in an unusual fatty acid-petroselinic acid-which is of potential industrial significance. In addition, Tunisian carawayessential oil is carvone chemotype. This fact is of great economic interest due to the several applications of carvone in the alimentary and medicinal industries.
Authors: Rui Fang; Cai Hong Jiang; Xiu Yi Wang; Hai Ming Zhang; Zhi Long Liu; Ligang Zhou; Shu Shan Du; Zhi Wei Deng Journal: Molecules Date: 2010-12-20 Impact factor: 4.411
Authors: Abdur Rauf; Muhammad Akram; Prabhakar Semwal; Adil A H Mujawah; Naveed Muhammad; Zerfishan Riaz; Naveed Munir; Dmitry Piotrovsky; Irina Vdovina; Abdelhakim Bouyahya; Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji; Mohammad Ali Shariati; Zainab M Almarhoon; Yahia N Mabkhot; Haroon Khan Journal: Oxid Med Cell Longev Date: 2021-11-11 Impact factor: 6.543