Golnaz Taravati - Department of Biology, University, Damghan, Iran

Boraginaceae family is known as a medicinal plant classified in dicotyledons. It isoriginated from Asia (Middle East). The aim of this study was to evaluate ingredient between4 species of Boraginaceae family based on physiological & phytochemical traits as well asseed fatty acid contents. 4 species (E. russicum, E. italicum, E. amoenum, B. officinalis) wereevaluated carefully. All seeds cultivated in an identical conditions in a greenhouse in Tehranto assessing parameters such as tannins, phenols, anthocyanin, total protein, seed oil contents,Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) and Catalase (CAT) activity. Analysis of oil from seeds ofEchium L. determined 7 different fatty acids include Linolenic acid (35.1%), Linoleic acid(16.8%), Oleic acid (16.6%) and Arachidonic acid (15.5%) as major fatty acids, while stearicacid (4.42%), Palmitic acid (6.22%), Gama-Linolenic acid (6.04%) were the minor fatty acidsextracted from seeds. Low protein content observes in E. russicum (70 mg/g) and maximumlevel of protein was in B. officinalis (91mg/g). E. amoenum had maximum phenols (38mg/g)whereas E. russicum had minimum (26 mg/g). For total phenol, B. officinalis had maxiumphenols (8.1mg/g) whereas E. italicum had minimum (3.9mg/g). Anthocyanins: E. russicumhad maximum anthocyanins (65 mg/g) whereas B. officinalis had minimum (41 mg/g). Inconclusion it can be said that different species have different amounts of secondarymetabolites so that no regular relation would be detected among plant species that we studied

Boraginaceae, Echium L., Borago L., Fatty Acids, Metabolites