Abstract
A HPLC survey of leaves of 80 plants (62 species, 15 hybrids, one variety and two cytotypes) from 18 genera of four subfamilies of Rosaceae, using five oligomeric hydrolysable tannins, five monomeric hydrolysable tannins, and chlorogenic acid as reference compounds, showed that the oligomers can be used as chemotaxonomic markers for the family, viz., sanguiin H-6 and H-11 in the genera Sanguisorba and Rubus, gemin A in Geum, agrimoniin in Agrimonia, Fragaria and Potentilla, and rugosin D in Filipendula. The hydrolysable tannin monomers were widely distributed in the herbaceous and frutescent Rosoideae species, but not in the arborous species of the other subfamilies. Chlorogenic acid was found in almost all of the plants examined.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3091-3096 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Phytochemistry |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 1992 |
Keywords
- Rosaceae
- agrimoniin
- chemotaxonomy.
- gemin A
- hydrolysable tannins
- oligomeric hydrolysable tannins
- polyphenols
- rugosin D
- sanguiin
- tannins
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Plant Science
- Horticulture