Characterization of lipids and fatty acid methyl ester contents in leaves and roots of Crocus vallicola

Abstract

The chemical composition of the fatty acids methyl esters (FAMEs) and other lipids in leaves and roots of Crocus vallicola were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). In this work, twenty-eight compounds, including 22 FAMEs, 1 aldehyde, 3 hydrocarbons (substitute alkane and alkene), 2 alcohols in the leaves and twenty-one compounds (17 FAMEs, 1 anhydride, I substitute alcohol, 1 ketone, 1 substitute amide) in the roots were identified by GC-TVS from C. vallicola. The FAMEs in leaves and roots were highly similar; only the amounts of the esters were different.