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- Title
Fatty acid composition and antibacterial potential of Cassia tora (leaves and stem) collected from different geographic areas of India.
- Authors
Shukla, Shipra; Hegde, Satisha; Kumar, Anil; Chaudhary, Gaurav; Tewari, Shri Krishna; Upreti, Dalip Kumar; Pal, Mahesh
- Abstract
The comparative analysis of the fatty acid composition of Cassia tora (leaves and stem) was determined using gas chromatographyemass spectrometry. Twenty-seven fatty acids were identified in C. tora (leaves and stem) which was collected from three different geographical areas of India: Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Nainital (Uttarakhand), and Bhavnagar (Gujarat), coded as CT-1, CT-2, and CT-3, respectively. The gas chromatography emass spectrometry analysis showed the presence of various saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The major fatty acids found were palmitic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, margaric acid, melissic acid, and behenic acid. The highest amounts of saturated fatty acids were found in leaves of C. tora collected from Bhavnagar (Gujarat) (60.7% ± 0.5%). Thus, the study reveals that C. tora has a major amount of nutritionally important fatty acids, along with significant antimicrobial potential. Fatty acids play a significant role in the development of fat products with enhanced nutritional value and clinical application. Remarkable differences were found in the present study between fatty acid profiles of C. tora collected from different locations in India. To the best of our knowledge there is no previously reported comparative study of the fatty acids of C. tora.
- Subjects
INDIA; MEDICINAL plants; BACTERIA; CARBOXYLIC acids; COMPARATIVE studies; FATTY acids; GAS chromatography; LEAVES; LINOLENIC acids; MASS spectrometry; NUTRITION; PLANT stems; UNSATURATED fatty acids; LINOLEIC acid; SATURATED fatty acids
- Publication
Journal of Food & Drug Analysis, 2018, Vol 26, Issue 1, p107
- ISSN
1021-9498
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.jfda.2016.12.010