Chemotaxonomic survey of anthraquinones and pre-anthraquinones in roots of Aloe species
Date
1995-04Author
Van Wyk, Ben-Erik
Yenesew, Abiy
Dagne, Ermias
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Root samples from 172 species of Aloe were surveyed by TLC and HPLC for the presence of anthraquinones and pre-anthraquinones. With the exception of the three species of the series Serrulatae, 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinones (chrysophanol and asphodelin) were detected in all the species sampled. Compounds derived through the 1-methyl-8-hydroxyanthraquinone pathway, i.e. aloesaponarin I, aloesaponarin II and laccaic acid d-methyl ester, together with their corresponding pre-anthraquinones were detected in 129 species. The results also show that isoeleutherol is a useful chemotaxonomic character for the series Saponarieae.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/030519789400095Xhttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/35111
Citation
Biochemical Systematics and Ecology Volume 23, Issue 3, April 1995, Pages 267–275Publisher
University of Nairobi College of Biological and Physical Sciences