Chemotaxonomic significance of anthraquinones in the roots of asphodeloideae (asphodelaceae)
Date
1995Author
Van Wyk, Ben-Erik
Yenesew, Abiy
Dagne, Ermias
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ArticleLanguage
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The distribution of seven anthraquinones in the roots of some 46 species belonging to the genera Asphodelus, Asphodeline, Bulbine, Bulbinella and Kniphofia was studied by TLC and HPLC, 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinones based on a chrysophanol unit are the main constituents of the subterranean metabolism in the subfamily Asphodeloideae. The genera Bulbine, Bulbinella and Kniphofia elaborate knipholone-type compounds. These compounds appear to be characteristic constituents for the three genera Bulbine, Bulbinella and Kniphofia and support the idea that Kniphofia is not related to the Alooideae.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/030519789400094Whttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/45013