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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Preliminary Characterization of Glyceride Oil Content and Tocopherol Composition in Seeds from Selected Wild Plant Species of the Bulgarian Flora.

Zhana Petkova, Ginka Antova, Hristina Kulina, Olga Teneva, Maria Angelova-Romova

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zhana PetkovaDepartment of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", 24 Tzar Asen Street, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-7798-9687
Ginka AntovaDepartment of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", 24 Tzar Asen Street, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-6660-4531
Hristina KulinaDepartment of Mathematical Analysis, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", 24 Tzar Asen Street, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-4200-773X
Olga TenevaDepartment of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", 24 Tzar Asen Street, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-1009-2899
Maria Angelova-RomovaDepartment of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", 24 Tzar Asen Street, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-4704-8039

Funding

European Union-NextGenerationEU, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria project No. BG-RRP-2.004-0001-C01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tocopherols, due to their antioxidant properties, are valuable compounds in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The present study compares the glyceride oil content and tocopherol profile of seeds of 49 plant species from 39 families of Bulgarian wild flora to identify their potential industrial and nutritional applications. The oils were extracted using the Soxhlet apparatus, and the tocopherol and tocotrienol composition was established by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Hierarchical cluster analysis was performed to group the plants based on their tocopherol profile. The results show high variability in the content of glyceride oils (ranging from 0.5% to 40.6%) and tocopherol profiles among species, even among plants within the same family. Four clusters were identified, each of which was characterized by the dominance of one of the tocopherol or tocotrienol isomers, i.e., α-tocopherol or γ-tocopherol, and reflected the chemical diversity of the examined plants. The statistical analysis confirmed that tocopherols and tocotrienols are significant factors influencing cluster grouping. The results reflect natural variability among species grown under field conditions, influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. This study provides valuable preliminary information for identifying wild species with promising tocopherol profiles for future functional research.

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Plant OilsSeedsTocopherolsAntioxidantsBulgariaChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCluster AnalysisTocotrienolsAntioxidantsPlant OilsTocopherolsTocotrienolsBulgarian wild floraglyceride oilshierarchical cluster analysistocopherols

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PMCPMC12298570

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