Composition and Biological Activity of Lipids from Seeds of Ammodendron conollyi
摘要
Lipids from seeds of Ammodendron conollyi Bunge ex Boiss. were studied for the first time. The content, group composition, and classes of lipids (% of dry substance) were established as 15.0% neutral lipids (NL), 1.2% polar lipids (PL), 1.0% phospholipids, and quinolizidine alkaloids in PL. Fatty acids of the lipids were represented by 18–21 components. Unsaturated acids in NL and PL were dominated by 18:1 and 18:2; saturated acids in PL, by 16:0. The composition of lipophilic substances (LS), with phytosterols accounting for 49.8%, was determined. The exogenic effect of NL from seeds on the growth of wheat and cucumber sprouts was studied under normal conditions and with salt stress. Growth-stimulatory activity at concentrations of 0.001 and 0.0001% was found.