Chemotaxonomic significance of anthraquinones in the roots of asphodeloideae (asphodelaceae)

Ben Erik Van Wyk; Abiy Yenesew; Ermias Dagne

doi:10.1016/0305-1978(94)00094-W

Chemotaxonomic significance of anthraquinones in the roots of asphodeloideae (asphodelaceae)

Ben Erik Van Wyk, Abiy Yenesew, Ermias Dagne

Botany and Plant Biotechnology

Addis Ababa University

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-281
Number of pages	5
Journal	Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(94)00094-W
Publication status	Published - Apr 1995

Keywords

Asphodelaceae
Asphodeline
Asphodeloideae
Asphodelus
Bulbine
Bulbinella
Kniphofia
anthraquinones
chemotaxonomy
roots

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Biochemistry

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Chemotaxonomic significance of anthraquinones in the roots of asphodeloideae (asphodelaceae)

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