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SEED FATTY ACID COMPOSITION IN WILD FORM AND CULTIVARS OF LAUROCERASUS OFFICINALIS ROEM.

F. AHMET AYAZ, MARKKU REUNANEN¹, MUSTAFA KÜCÜKÍSLAMOGLU² AND MUSTAFA VAR³

Abstract: Seed fatty acid composition in the wild form and cultivars of Laurocerasus officinalis are reported. C18:l and C18:2 chain length pattern were the dominant fatty acids in seeds of all species. C18:l values in L. officinalis cultivars was higher than wild form whereas C18:2 value was higher in wild forms.

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, 61080, Turkey.
Department of Forest Products Chemistry, Abo Akademi, Portthaninkatu 3, SF-20500, Turku, Finland.
Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Karadeniz Technical University, Sögütlü, 61335, Trabzon, Turkey.
Forest Faculty, Karadeniz Technical University, Sögütlü, 61335, Trabzon, Turkey.