Chemical Variability of Fatty Acid Composition of Seabuckthorn Berries Oil from Different Locations by GC-FID

Authors

  • Nusrat Shafi * Medicinal Botanic Center, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Peshawar - 25100, Pakistan
  • Farina Kanwal Medicinal Botanic Center, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Peshawar - 25100, Pakistan
  • M. Siddique Medicinal Botanic Center, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Peshawar - 25100, Pakistan
  • E.G. Ghauri Medicinal Botanic Center, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Peshawar - 25100, Pakistan nusratshf@yahoo.com
  • M. Akram Medicinal Botanic Center, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Peshawar - 25100, Pakistan

Keywords:

seabuckthorn berry oil, fatty acid composition, pharmacology

Abstract

. For determining the chemical composition of seabuckthorn oil of different origins, samples of seabuckthorn berries (red and yellow varieties) were collected from different locations of northern areas of Pakistan. Among eight different fatty acids, palmitoleic acid (32.4%) and palmitic acid (36.52 %) were found to be the major fatty acids present along with other important fatty acids i.e., oleic acid (37.07%), linoleic acid (12.36%) and linolenic acid (0.73%). Quantities of unsaturated fatty acids were higher than that of saturated analogues.

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Published

2008-09-25

How to Cite

Shafi, N., Kanwal, F., Siddique, M., Ghauri, E., & Akram, M. (2008). Chemical Variability of Fatty Acid Composition of Seabuckthorn Berries Oil from Different Locations by GC-FID. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 51(5), 250–253. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/682

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 5 (2008): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles