Investigation of fatty acid composition of devil’s claw roots

Abstract

The manuscript presents the results of the determination of fatty acids composition in the roots of devil’s claw. Materials and methods. As the study object the devil’s claw roots was used. Chromatographic separation was performed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry system Agilent 6890N /5973inert (Agilent Technologies, USA). Results. The results investigation of fatty acid composition of devil’s claw roots obtained 28 lipophilic compounds by the GC/MS. Among the identified fatty acids dominating is propionic, stearic and palmitic acid (2.08 ±0.01, 1.17 ±0.07 and 0.89 ±0.01, respectively). Among the acids determinationed, the most important is octadecenoic acid, methyl ester (0.22±0.05), which is part of cell membranes, is involved in the metabolism and the synthesis of prostaglandins, which are necessary for cell growth and regeneration. Conclusions. The results of the study of fatty acid composition of the devil's claw roots indicate the prospect of further research of devil's claw as an object for the development of new drugs.