Investigation of Fatty Acid Composition of Ammi majus Seed Oil by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
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Authors: | Iqbal Hussain Shahid Khan M. I. Khan Inayat Ur Rehman Majed Ahmed |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan;2. PCSIR Laboratory Complex Jamrud Road Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
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Abstract: | The Ammi majus seeds oil constituents of methyl ester derivatives of fatty acids were analyzed using Gas Chromatography coupled to mass spectrometer. The results obtained containing the saturated as well as unsaturated fatty acids of majus seeds oils. A total of 18 different components were identified and quantified. Methyl ester of linoleic acid was found in high concentration 9.00%, among the identified analytes of interest. In addition methyl ester of Oleic acid 5.60%, Palmitic acid 3.98% Linolenic acids 1.42% were found. Concentration of the rest of identified fatty acids analytes were less than 1%. Thus from the results it is apparent that due to the presence of high percentage of valuable analytes concentrations detected in the fatty acid of A. majus, has increased its importance for the consumption in the pharmaceuticals as well as its applications in the new formulations for various skin diseases to prevent and cure from different infections. |
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Keywords: | Ammi majus Methyl ester Fatty acid Gas chromatography |
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