Mohamed M. Ibrahim, Ibrahim Arif1 and Gehan A. El-Gaaly
King Saud University, Science College, Botany and Microbiology department, 11451-P.O. Box 2455 Riyadh, KSA
Salicornia begelovii displays excessive biotechnological prospective as a salt-water irrigated crop. Qualitative and quantitative compositions of fatty acids were analyzed in the seeds of Salicornia begelovii collected from the eastern region, Al-Jubil, Saudi Arabia. Hexane extraction of the seed oil from Salicornia begelovii 29% of total lipids. The GC-MS (Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy) investigation of the hexane extracts revealed five major peaks for the seed oil: 72.5 wt.% linoleic-ω6 acid (18:2), 7.4 wt.% palmitic acid (16:0), 13.3 wt.% oleic acid (18:1), 2.14 wt.% stearic acid (18:0) and 2.3 wt.% linolenic- ω3 acid (18:3). The sum of the saturated palmitic and stearic acids (9.18%) in S.begelovii seed oil. The composition of the oil was nutritive and medical health value was high, in addition to, it’s composition very similar to that of safflower oil. No unwanted fatty acid constituents were established in S.begelovii seed oil, and it could be suggested for biofuel fabrication.