Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Composition of Citrullus Colocynthis Seeds Growing in Algeria
Bireche, M., BOULANOUAR, B., Gherib, A., Gil-Izquierdo, A., Domínguez-Perles, R., Ghareeb, M. (2021). Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Composition of Citrullus Colocynthis Seeds Growing in Algeria. EKB Journal Management System, 64(8), 4727-4737. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.73414.3627
Meriem Bireche; bakchiche BOULANOUAR; Abdelaziz Gherib; Angel Gil-Izquierdo; Raúl Domínguez-Perles; Mosad Ahmed Ghareeb. "Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Composition of Citrullus Colocynthis Seeds Growing in Algeria". EKB Journal Management System, 64, 8, 2021, 4727-4737. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.73414.3627
Bireche, M., BOULANOUAR, B., Gherib, A., Gil-Izquierdo, A., Domínguez-Perles, R., Ghareeb, M. (2021). 'Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Composition of Citrullus Colocynthis Seeds Growing in Algeria', EKB Journal Management System, 64(8), pp. 4727-4737. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.73414.3627
Bireche, M., BOULANOUAR, B., Gherib, A., Gil-Izquierdo, A., Domínguez-Perles, R., Ghareeb, M. Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Composition of Citrullus Colocynthis Seeds Growing in Algeria. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 64(8): 4727-4737. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.73414.3627

Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Composition of Citrullus Colocynthis Seeds Growing in Algeria

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry
Article 70, Volume 64, Issue 8, August 2021, Page 4727-4737  XML PDF (426.44 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.73414.3627
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Authors
Meriem Bireche1; bakchiche BOULANOUAR2; Abdelaziz Gherib1; Angel Gil-Izquierdo3; Raúl Domínguez-Perles3; Mosad Ahmed Ghareeb email orcid 4
1Laboratory of Process Engineering, Amar Telidji University, B.P 37G, Laghouat 03000, Algeria
2road of ghardaia laghouat
3Research Group on Quality, Safety, and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, Department of Food Science and Technology CEBAS-CSIC, University Campus of Espinardo, Edif. 25, 30100 Murcia, Spain
4Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Medicinal Chemistry Department., Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI). Warrak El-Hadar-12411, P.O Box 30 Imbaba, Giza, Egypt.
Abstract
Citrullus colocynthis is an herbaceous perennial wild species of the Cucurbitaceae family, used in traditional medicine in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. In the present work, C. colocynthis seed oils have been assessed for their fatty acids profile and concentration by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), while oil and protein extracts were investigated in respect to their amino acid compositions by using Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-QqQ-MS/MS) instrumentation. Results revealed that the predominant fatty acids in C. colocynthis seeds were linoleic (70.7 %), oleic (10.9 %), palmitic (8.3 %), and stearic (7.8 %) acids. On other hand, the analysis of the free amino acids content noticed the presence of threonine (0.32 μgmL-1), valine (0.26 μgmL-1), and tryptophan (0.19 μgmL-1). Besides, the C. colocynthis seeds oil contained the non-essential amino acids like serine (0.29 μgmL-1), ethanolamine (0.18 μgmL-1), glycine (0.25 μgmL-1) and aspartic acid (0.12 μgmL-1). In conclusion, the results obtained revealed the valuable nutritional value of C. colocynthis and derived co-products, suggesting its suitability to be used as a nutritional ingredient and to be considered in the development of dietary supplements.
Keywords
Citrullus colocynthis, Cucurbitaceae; Amino acids; Fatty acids; GC-MS; UHPLC-ESI-QqQ-MS/MS
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