Abstract
Medicinal plants have a significant role in preventing and curing several diseases, and Tanacetum L. is one of these plants. The aim of the present study is to determine the fatty acid, lipid-soluble vitamin, sterol, phenolic content, and antioxidant capacity of Tanacetum densum subsp. laxum and Tanacetum densum subsp. amani, to compare the effect of altitude on the biochemical content and to compare systematically by using fatty acids and phenolics. This study showed that palmitic acid (C16:0) and stearic acid (C18:0) are major sources of saturated fatty acid and oleic acid (C18:1 n9), and linoleic acid (18:2 n6c) and a-linolenic acid (C18:3 n3) are the principal unsaturated fatty acids in the two endemic Tanacetum densum taxa. Also, this study found that the unsaturated fatty acid content (60.11±1.61%) of Tanacetum densum subsp. laxum was higher than the unsaturated fatty acid content (44.13±1.28%) of Tanacetum densum subsp. amani. And also, the ω6/ω3 ratio of Tanacetum densum subsp. laxum (1.74) and Tanacetum densum subsp. amani (1.60) was found to be similar. However, this study determined that the lipid soluble vitamin and sterol content of two endemic Tanacetum taxa are low except for stigmasterol. Present study showed that catechin is principal phenolic in the Tanacetum densum taxa. This study also found that Tanacetum densum subsp. laxum and Tanacetum densum subsp. amani had the highest levels of catechin, vanillic acid, and caffeic acid content though the phenolic amounts, particularly catechin and quercetin, were dissimilar in the T. densum taxa. This study suggested that ecological conditions such as altitude may affect the biochemical content of two endemic Tanacetum densum taxa. Furthermore, the current study determined that two endemic Tanacetum L. taxa had potent radical scavenging capacities and found a correlation between total phenolics and antioxidant activity.
Highlights
The Asteraceae family includes about 23.000 species throughout the world, and Tanacetum L. is the third biggest genus in the family (Yur et al, 2017)
The present study showed that the polyunsaturated fatty acid composition of T. densum subsp. laxum was higher (48.76±1.49%) than the poly unsaturated fatty acid composition (32.76±1.25%) of T. densum subsp. amani, but the mono unsaturated fatty acid compositions of T. densum taxa was similar
It was shown in the present study that T. densum subsp. laxum and T. densum subsp. amani had the highest catechin, vanillic acid and caffeic acid contents but the phenolic amounts, catechin and quercetin, were different in the T. densum taxa
Summary
The Asteraceae family includes about 23.000 species throughout the world, and Tanacetum L. is the third biggest genus in the family (Yur et al, 2017). Amani in order to contribute to knowledge of the medicinal properties of two Tanacetum taxa. The aim of the present study was to analyze the fatty acids, lipid-soluble vitamins, sterols, total phenolics, flavonoids, and phenolic acids as well as the radical scavenging and FRAP activities of plant extracts of endemic T. densum subsp. Another aim of this study was to examine the effect of altitude on fatty acid and phenolic content and to systematically evaluate the fatty acid composition and phenolic content
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
