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Quantification and Compositional Diversity of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Profile in Nigella sativa L. Germplasm

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Nigella sativa L. is an annual underutilized crop of enormous significance, it contains more than 100 bioactive constituents having both pharmaceutical and industrial applications. Nigella sativa L. germplasm consisting of 32 genotypes was quantified for palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic and linolenic acid and results obtained varied in percentage. Lipid extracted by chloroform methanol 2:1 (24–37 %) was higher compared to n-hexane (18–35 %) and chloroform methanol 1:3 (18–34 %). Extraction with solvent chloroform methanol 2:1 yielded a higher quantity of oil contents, hence recommended. The polyunsaturated fatty acids were higher than monounsaturated fatty acids. Stearic and palmitic acids were positively correlated as were stearic and linoleic acids. It is inferred that breeding for increased stearic acid, linolenic acid and reduced palmitic acid can be achieved through modern breeding methods. The genotypes rich in oil and oleic-linoleic acid, viz., Pk-020545, Pk-020576, Pk-020609, Pk-020620, Pk-020654, Pk-020699, Pk-020720, Pk-020780, Pk-020874 and Pk-020878, have been suggested for crop improvement programs and could augment the supply of edible oil as well as a biofuel substitute with large scale cultivation.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System, Beltsville, MD, USA for providing seeds of two accessions. Thanks are extended to Mr. Zaheer Ahmad, Oil Testing Lab., for providing lipid standards, and Miss. Syeda Jaffery, Nutrition & Grain Quality Testing Lab., NARC, Islamabad for guidance. The services of Mr. Zubair Ahmad, Third World Center, H.E.J. International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, are gratefully acknowledged for performing the GLC. The principal author is extremely thankful to Prof. Dr. David Hildebrand, Department of Plant and Soil Science, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Kentucky for devoting time to critically reviewing the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, 50700, Pakistan

    Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal

  2. Plant Genetic Resources Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, 45700, Pakistan

    Abdul Ghafoor

  3. Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Mansehra, 21300, Pakistan

    Inam Ullah & Habib Ahmad

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Iqbal, M.S., Ghafoor, A., Ullah, I. et al. Quantification and Compositional Diversity of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Profile in Nigella sativa L. Germplasm. J Am Oil Chem Soc 91, 1975–1986 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-014-2535-x

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