Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2006.2358.2361Lathyrus L. Species Grown in Turkey]]>EmreIrfan Turgut-BalikDilek GENCHasan SahinAhmet 122006912In this study total 9 taxa belong to four different sections (Pratensis, Orobon, Orobus and Platystylis) collected from different regions of Turkey have been studied for the analysis of seed storage protein profiles to examine their relationship by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrilamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) technique. Data obtained from electrophoresis of seed proteins were analysed using hierarchical clustering analysis and Euclidean distance was used for calculating the genetic resemblance. Dendogram was formed using average linkage. Electrophoretic protein profiles of seed cotyledons were showed that all taxa except for L. brachypterus var. brachypterus formed two clusters. The first one consisted of L. pratensis, L. laxiflorus subsp. laxiflorus, L. roseus and the second one L. digitatus, L. spathulatus, L. boissieri L. nivalis and L. aureus. In addition, total protein profile differences were observed when four taxa originated from 9 geographical regions belong to three sections (Sections Platystylis, Pratensis and Orobon) were analysed. Protein amount was found to be highest in L. spathulatus and lowest in L. brachypterus var. brachypterus.]]>Alkin, R., D.J. Goyder, F.A. Bisby and R.J. White, 1986Vicieae, ISSUE 3 Database Project, Experimental Taxonomic Information Products.]]>Davis, P.H., 1970Lathyrus L. flora of Turkey and East Aegean Islands.]]>pp. 274-325pp. 274-325Davis, P.H., R.R. Mill and T. Kit,1988El-Shanshoury, A.,1997Lathyrus species.]]>39553559Ertekin, S.A. and O. Saya,1990157577Ertekin, S.A.,1994183334Guner, F. and N. Ozhatay,2000Lathyrus L.]]>2000Jha, S.S. and D. Ohri,2002Pisum.]]>45529532Kupicha, E.K.,1983Lathyrus.]]>41209244Laemmli, U.K.,1970227680685Mabberly, D.J.,1997pp: 320-323pp: 320-323Maxted, N. and D.J. Goyder,1988Lathyrus Sect. Lathyrus (Leguminosae, Papilionodeae) from Turkey.]]>43711714Monsoor, M.A. and H.K.M. Yusuf, 2002In vitro protein digestibility of lathyrus pea Lathyrus sativus lentil Lens culinaris and chickpea Cicer arietinum. ]]>379799Przybylska, J., S. Blixt, J. Huric and Z. Zimniak-Przybylska, 1977182738Przybylska, J., 199536255271Przybylska, J., Z.Z. Przybylska and P. Krajewski,2000Lathyrus sativus L. and some related species.]]>47239246Shukry, W.M.,20011689693Vaughan, V.B., 19831983pp: 135-150pp: 135-150Shahidi, F., U.D. Chavan, M. Naczk and R. Amarowicz, 2001Lathyrus maritimus L.). ]]>49926933