Apiaceae family Apium

In addition to the occurrence in carrots, polyacetylenes were also found in numerous other plant species from the Apiaceae family. Recently, parsnip Pastinaca sativa), celeriac Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), and parsley Petroselinum crispum) have been investigated aiming to show the distribution of the individual polyacetylene substances in the roots [22]. The Raman spectra obtained from various areas of the parsnip roots showed distinct signals in the region of 2270-2180 cm , and it was found that the spectral profiles and band positions depend significantly on the localization within the root. 

Source Carum carvi L. (syn. Apium carvi Crantz) (Family Umbelliferae or Apiaceae). 

Source Apium graveolens L. (Family Um-belliferae or Apiaceae). 

The most common acetylenes isolated from food plants are aliphatic acetylenes (Figures 5.1 and 5.3, and Table 5.1). Aliphatic acetylenes of the falcarinol-type (especially compounds 1, 2, 4 and 5) are widely distributed in the Apiaceae and Araliaceae plant families (Bohlmann et al. 1973 Hansen and Boll 1986), and consequently nearly all acetylenes found in the utilized/edible parts of food plants of the Apiaceae, such as carrot, caraway (Carum carvi), celery, celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), fennel (Feonkulum vulgare), parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) and parsley are of the falcarinol-type... 

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