Phenolic compounds of the subfamily pomoideae: A chemotaxonomic survey |
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Authors: | James S. Challice |
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Affiliation: | Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol, Bristol BS18 9AF U.K. |
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Abstract: | The subfamily Pomoideae has been surveyed for leaf phenolics and it has been shown that flavone glycosides are present in the genera Sorbus, Aronia, Chaenomeles and Hesperomeles in addition to the previously reported occurrences in Crataegus, Malus and Pyrus. The dihydrochalcone phloridzin, a typical constituent of Malus, has also been found in Docynia. Arbutin and phenolic acid-calleryanin esters are apparently restricted to Pyrus. Naringenin and eriodictyol glucosides have been detected in Pyracantha, Sorbus, Photinia, Chaenomeles and Hesperomeles. A number of Pomoideae phenolics have been found in two Spiraeoideae genera; luteolin 7-glucoside,] luteolin 7-diglucoside, luteolin 7-rhamnosylglucoside and apigenin 7-glucoside in Exochorda and the dihydrochalcone trilobatin in Sorbaria. The chemotaxonomic evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that the Pomoideae evolved through a process of allopolyploidy from primitive members of the Spiracoideae and Prunoideae. |
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Keywords: | Pomoideae Rosaceae evolution phenolic compounds flavonoids chemotaxonomy. |
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