Chemotaxonomical studies of the genus Salsola (Chenopodiaceae) in Egypt

✍ Scribed by Dr. Z. A. Turki

• Book ID: 102201435
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 452 KB
• Volume: 110
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0014-8962
• DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19991100112

✦ Synopsis

Chemotaxonomical studies of the genus Salsola (Chenopodiaceae) in Egypt

With 3 Figures and 3 Tables S u m m a r y Analysis of protein, lipid and neutral sugars in nine species of Egyptian Sdsola are canied out. In addition, fatty acids composition in closely related six species are determined by GLC. A remarkable chemical diversity between the different species is found.

The protein level in S. irnbricata subsp. imbricata is the highest of all studied species (392.7 mg/gm dry wt.) while the lowest is in S. schweinfurthii (83.6 mg/gm). The highest lipid content is detected in S. longifoliu (32.2 mg/grn). The neutral sugar content is variable ranging from 15.3 rng/gm in S. schweinfurthii to 88.3 mgigrn in S. opposirifo/ki.

The lipids of all species examined contain at least five different fatty acids. Oleic acid predominates in all species studied. Salsola inermis and S. imbriccita subsp. gaerida are generally rich in fatty acids (both include eight fatty acids) while S. tetragona and S. incanescens have only five fatty acids.