Lipids from Seeds of Zygophyllum oxianum and Biological Activity of Their Lipophilic Compounds

The contents and compositions of neutral and polar lipids and lipophilic compounds (LCs) from seeds of the halophyte endemic plant Zygophyllum oxianum Boriss. were established. Squalene was observed for the first time in lipids from seeds of a plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. The fatty-acid compositions of three lipid groups were dominated by linoleic acid (18:2n6). LCs from seeds of Z. oxianum at low doses were shown to stimulate growth and development of wheat sprouts under salt stress conditions and to promote in the sprouts elevated formation of total lipids and biosynthesis of arachidonic acid.