FATTY-ACIDS FROM SOME LAVANDULA HYBRIDS GROWING SPONTANEOUSLY IN NORTH-WEST ITALY

Authors
MAFFEI M PERACINO V
Citation
M. Maffei et V. Peracino, FATTY-ACIDS FROM SOME LAVANDULA HYBRIDS GROWING SPONTANEOUSLY IN NORTH-WEST ITALY, Phytochemistry, 33(2), 1993, pp. 373-376
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
33
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
373 - 376
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1993)33:2<373:FFSLHG>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Lavandula hybrids (lavandins) were collected in full bloom at various elevations in different north western Italian Alp valleys. Lipids were extracted from aerial parts in order to evaluate their fatty acid con tent. The data obtained were statistically processed with multivariate methods. A high content of palmitic acid was found in most of the hyb rids analysed. The linolenate/linoleate ratio was also calculated and is discussed. The results provided evidence for the presence of three distinct chemotypes.