Fatty Acid Composition of Lipid Classes from the Seed Oil of Blepharis persica

Abstract

Blepharis persica seed oil (Yield 20%) was examined for the fatty acid composition. The oil was resolved by thin-layer chromatography into hydrocarbons (2.37%), wax esters (3.21%), triglycerides (56.42%), free fatty acids (10.36%), 1:3- diglycerides (3.8%), 1:2- diglycerides (5.06%), 2-monoglycerides (2.98%), 1-monoglycerides (5.42%), and polar lipids (9.77%) fractions. The fatty acid composition of all these lipid fractions was determined by the application of gas chromatography.