dc.contributor.author | Van Wyk, Ben-Erik | |
dc.contributor.author | Yenesew, Abiy | |
dc.contributor.author | Dagne, Ermias | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-17T14:54:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-17T14:54:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1995-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Biochemical Systematics and Ecology Volume 23, Issue 3, April 1995, Pages 267–275 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/030519789400095X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/35111 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.subject | Aloe;Alooideae;Asphodelaceae;roots;anthraquinones;pre-anthraquinones;chemotaxonomy | en |
dc.title | Chemotaxonomic survey of anthraquinones and pre-anthraquinones in roots of Aloe species | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | College of Biological and Physical Sciences | en |