Investigation of the lipid and flavonoid content of some orobanche species

ABSTRACT

Chemical investigation of the petroleum ether and ether extracts of Orobanche aegyptiaca Pers., O. crenata Frossk. and O. ramosa L. afforded a hydrocarbon, a mixture of beta sitosterol, stigmasterol and compesterol, beta sitosterol-3-D-glucoside, tricin, apigenin and luteolin. The fatty acid composition of these plants have been investigated. The chemotaxonomic value of the chemical composition of these extracts and the fatty acid composition have been discussed