Paper Details

Variation in fatty acid composition of three Turkish slit flower opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) lines

Negar Valizadeh, Amir Rahimi, Neset Arslan

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/4.2.268-274

Int. J. Biosci. 4(2), 268-274. January, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

The opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) a member of Papaveracae family is a multipurpose medicinal or ornamental plant and a source for seed oil. Quality and nutritive value of poppy seeds is based on oil content and mainly polyunsaturated fatty acids. The United Nations recognize Turkey and India as traditional poppy producing countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the seeds of three different Turkish slit flower opium poppy lines for their fatty acids percentage. The trial was carried out at the Experimental Fields of the Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture of Ankara University, Turkey during 2010-2011. The material was collected from opium poppy collections in the department. All seeds were sown on 8 October 2010 and harvested during second week of July 2011. The oil of two samples of each line was extracted with hexane by foss soxtec 2055 apparatus. Fatty acids were analyzed by gas chromatography. Seed fatty acid percentage of three different slit flower lines was determined. The major fatty acid in seed oils was linoleic acid (72.17-74.66%); whereas, oleic and palmitic acid contents of seed oils ranged 13.21-15.55% and 8.25-8.85%, respectively. It is concluded that these poppy lines could be used as high linoleic acid, oleic acid and palmitic acid containing lines.