Fatty Acid Content in Perilla Cultivars and Commercial Oils Determined by GC Analysis.
10.20307/nps.2016.22.4.259
- Author:
Jaemin LEE
1
;
Joyce P RODRIGUEZ
;
Yu Jung KIM
;
Myung Hee LEE
;
Eun Ju CHO
;
Sanghyun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Integrative Plant Science, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea. slee@cau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Perilla frutescens var. japonica;
α-Linolenic acid;
Fatty acid;
Gas chromatography
- MeSH:
Chromatography, Gas;
Dietary Supplements;
Fatty Acids;
Flame Ionization;
Industrial Oils*;
Perilla*
- From:Natural Product Sciences
2016;22(4):259-262
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The content analysis of fatty acids in Perilla cultivars and commercial oils is conducted through gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector. Results show that Perilla cultivars, such as Deulsaem and Daesil, contain high amounts of α-linolenic acid (262.22 and 261.97 mg/g, respectively). Among commercial oils, Perilla oil contains a higher amount of α-linolenic acid (515.20 mg/g). Accordingly, α-linolenic acid is a major fatty acid of Perilla cultivars and oil. Therefore, Perilla cultivars could be used as a food supplement for nutritional and pharmaceutical purposes.
