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Shoots and Turions of Aquatic Plants as a Source of Fatty Acids.
Strzemski, Maciej; Adamec, Lubomir; Dresler, Slawomir; Mazurek, Barbara; Dubaj, Katarzyna; Stolarczyk, Piotr; Feldo, Marcin; Plachno, Bartosz J.
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  • Strzemski M; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodzki St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
  • Adamec L; Department of Experimental and Functional Morphology, Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Dukelská 135, CZ-379 01 Trebon, Czech Republic.
  • Dresler S; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodzki St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
  • Mazurek B; Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 19 Akademicka St., 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
  • Dubaj K; Analytical Department, New Chemical Syntheses Institute, 13A Tysiaclecia Panstwa Polskiego Ave., 24-110 Pulawy, Poland.
  • Stolarczyk P; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Casimir Pulaski Radom University, 27 Boleslawa Chrobrego Str., 26-600 Radom, Poland.
  • Feldo M; Department of Botany, Physiology and Plant Protection, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Kraków, 29 Listopada 54 Ave., 31-425 Cracow, Poland.
  • Plachno BJ; Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, Staszica 11 St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
Molecules ; 29(9)2024 Apr 29.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38731554
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Fatty acids are essential for human health. Currently, there is a search for alternative sources of fatty acids that could supplement such sources as staple crops or fishes. Turions of aquatic plants accumulate a variety of substances such as starch, free sugars, amino acids, reserve proteins and lipids. Our aim is to see if turions can be a valuable source of fatty acids.

METHODS:

Overwintering shoots and turions of aquatic carnivorous plants were collected. The plant material was extracted with hexane. The oils were analyzed using a gas chromatograph with mass spectrometer.

RESULTS:

The dominant compound in all samples was linolenic acid. The oil content was different in turions and shoots. The oil content of the shoots was higher than that of the turions, but the proportion of fatty acids in the oils from the shoots was low in contrast to the oils from the turions. The turions of Utricularia species were shown to be composed of about 50% fatty acids.

CONCLUSIONS:

The turions of Utricularia species can be used to obtain oil with unsaturated fatty acids. In addition, the high fatty acid content of turions may explain their ability to survive at low temperatures.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Brotes de la Planta / Ácidos Grasos Idioma: En Revista: Molecules Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Polonia Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Brotes de la Planta / Ácidos Grasos Idioma: En Revista: Molecules Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Polonia Pais de publicación: Suiza