Şenay KÜSMENOĞLU*,º, Zuhal AKAY*, Bilge ŞENER*

*Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, 06330, Etiler,
Ankara, TURKEY
oCorresponding Author

Summary:
Papaver somniferum L. (Papaveraceae) is cultivated in Turkey for the production of Opium alkaloids in Bolvadin Opium Alkaloids factory and fixed oils of the seeds are consumed as edible oils in Anatolia. In this study, the seeds oils were obtained from the seeds of eighty-three samples collected from ten provinces of Turkey. Methyl esters of fatty acids were prepared using Borontrifluoride-methanol reagent. Their analyses were performed by capillary gas chromatography system with Ultra I column using Helium as the carrier gas. According to the results, the main components of the oils have been determined as linoleic and oleic acids.