Distribution and taxonomic significance of major alkaloids in the genus Virgilia

Roland Greinwald; Gerhard Veen; Ben Erik Van Wyk; Ludger Witte; Franz C. Czygan

doi:10.1016/0305-1978(89)90085-9

Distribution and taxonomic significance of major alkaloids in the genus Virgilia

Roland Greinwald, Gerhard Veen, Ben Erik Van Wyk, Ludger Witte, Franz C. Czygan

Botany and Plant Biotechnology

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As part of a detailed survey of alkaloids in the genus Virgilia, the distribution and chemotaxonomic value of major alkaloids have been investigated. Lupinine, sparteine, virgiboidine, virgiline, oroboidine, virgiline-pyrrolyl-carboxyl ester and an unknown alkaloid occur as major compounds in most of the samples studied. Significant quantitative differances were found between the two species and also between various parts of the plant. Only a limited amount of variation can be ascribed to environmental effects and geographical origin. The results strongly support a recent infrageneric classification of the genus. The complete absence of α-pyridone alkaloids is at variance with previous suggestions about generic relationships.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	231-238
Number of pages	8
Journal	Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(89)90085-9
Publication status	Published - 19 Jun 1989

Keywords

Leguminosae
Podalyrieae
Virgilia
chemotaxonomy
quinolizidine alkaloids
variation study

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Biochemistry

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