Exploring Phylogenetic Relationships between Hundreds of Plant Fatty Acids Synthesized by Thousands of Plants. more details ...
Abstract Objective: To study the chemical constituents contained in the seeds of Cucumis sativus.Method: The fatty oil was extracted by heating and refluxing with petroleum ether.Potassium hydroxide-methanol solution was used for saponification.An unsaponifiable matter was extracted by EtOAc and separated with various chromatographic methods.Its structure was identified on the basis of their physicochemical properties and spectral data.The fatty acid fraction was methyl-esterified and determined by GC.The composition and relative content of fatty acid were determined with normalization method of peak area.Result: 24-ethylcholesta-7,22,25-trienol(1),24-ethylcholesta-7,25-dienol(2),avenasterol(3),spinasterol(4),karounidiol(5)and isokarounidiol(6)were separated and identified from the unsaponifiable matter.Myristic acid(7,0.12%),palmitic acid(8,12.04%),palmitoleic acid(9,0.09%),heptadecanoic acid(10,0.06%),stearic acid(11,5.64%),oleic acid(12,6.95%),linoleic acid(13,74.40%),arachidic acid(14,0.19%),and α-linolenic acid(15,0.51%)were identified from the fatty acids part.Conclusion: Compounds 5,6,9,10,14,and 15 were first reported in C.sativus.
Citation

Authors: Xiaoyi Wu; Zhimao Chao; Chun Wang; Zhigao Tan; Wen Sun

Journal: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica

Year: 2012

Volume: 37(21)

Page: 3252-3255

UID: NWSUAF352

URL: http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-ZGZY201221023.htm

DOI: 10.4268/cjcmm20122120

Plants
Genus Species Data Points
Cucumis sativus 10