Salicornia brachiata is a salt tolerant halophyte occurs in mangrove habitats of the Godavari estuary. Seeds of the Salicornia brachiata were collected from estuarine regions of the Godavari deltaic regions, processedand analyzed to determine their potential to be used as source of edible oil. Two solvents were employed for extraction of oil and the quantity of oil varied from 24.5 to 26.5 ml/100gm of seeds.A total of 12 amino acids and 10 fatty acids were identified in the oil sample of S. brachiata seeds. The predominant fatty acids in this halophyte seed oil werepalmitic, stearic and oleic acids and no fatty acid exceeding 20 carbons was detected. The oil was rich (> 40 %) in polyunsaturated fatty acids, particularly oleic and linoleic acid, which has medical significance and, more specifically, the oil contained a small amount of C18:3 linolenic-?3, which may result in better oil stability than commercial oils.Absence of fatty acids with more than C20 carbon chain make this oil a probable candidate for biofuel research. Interestingly the oil also contained amino acids especially isoleucine, alanine and glycine. No undesirable acid compounds were found in S. brachiata seed oil.

Author Name: G.M.Narasimha Rao, P.PrayagaMurty, M.Murali Krishna Kumar

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Keywords: Salicornia brachiata, seeds, edible oil

ISSN: 2249-555X

EISSN: 2249-555X

EOI/DOI: 10.15373/2249555X

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