Saraçoğlu, Hatice TanerZengin, GökhanAkın, MehtapAktümsek, Abdurrahman2020-03-262020-03-2620121300-0152https://dx.doi.org/10.3906/biy-1112-51https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/27658The oil content and fatty acid compositions of 5 Bupleurum species (B. intermedium, B. lancifolium, B. croceum, B. rotundifolium, and B. cappadocicum) were determined. Their oil contents ranged from 2.87% to 4.20%. Gas chromatography (GC) was used for the fatty acid composition. Twenty-one fatty acids were identified and quantified by GC. Oleic acid (C18:1) accounted for more than 50% of the total fatty acids in 3 of the Bupleurum species (B. intermedium, B. lancifolium, and B. rotundifolium). The total unsaturated fatty acid contents varied from 67.28% in B. cappadocicum to 87.06% in B. rotundifolium. The total saturated fatty acids represent 12.94% to 32.72% of the total lipid content. The main saturated fatty acids were palmitic (C16:0), stearic (C18:0), and myristic (C14:0). Moreover, cluster analysis was performed to determine the relationship between the species in terms of the fatty acid profiles.en10.3906/biy-1112-51info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBupleurumApiaceaefatty acid compositionunsaturated fatty acidsTurkeyArticle365527532Q2WOS:000309896300005Q3