Evaluation of Medical Metabolites in Boraginaceae Family

Abstract

Boraginaceae family is known as a medicinal plant classified in dicotyledons. It isoriginated from Asia (Middle East). The aim of this study was to evaluate ingredient betweenspecies of Boraginaceae family based on physiological & phytochemical traits as well as seed fattyacid contents. species (E. russicum, E. italicum, E. amoenum, and B. officinalis) were evaluatedcarefully. All seeds were cultivated in identical conditions in a greenhouse in Tehran to assesseparameters such as tannins, phenols, anthocyanin, total protein, seed oil contents, SuperoxideDismutase (SOD), and Catalase (CAT) activity. Analysis of oil from seeds of EchiumL. determineddifferent fatty acids including Linolenic acid ( ), Linoleic acid ( ), Oleic acid ( )and Arachidonic acid ( ) as major fatty acids, while stearic acid ( ), Palmitic acid( ), Gama-Linolenic acid ( ) were the minor fatty acids extracted from seeds. Lowprotein content was observed in E. russicum( mg/g) and maximum level of protein was in B.officinalis( mg/g). E. amoenum had maximum phenols ( mg/g) whereas E. russicum hadminimum ( mg/g). For total phenol, B. officinalis had maxium phenols ( mg/g) whereas E.italicum had minimum ( mg/g). Anthocyanins: E. russicum had maximum anthocyanins (mg/g) whereas B. officinalis had minimum ( mg/g). In conclusion, it can be said that differentspecies had different amounts of secondary metabolites so that no regular relation would bedetected among plant species that we studied.