Intraspecific variability in the alkaloid metabolism of Galanthus elwesii |
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Authors: | Berkov Strahil Sidjimova Borjana Evstatieva Luba Popov Simeon |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Botany, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 23 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. berkov@iph.bio.bas.bg |
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Abstract: | Alkaloid pattern of individuals from 16 Bulgarian Galanthus elwesii populations was investigated by GC/MS and TLC. Twenty-one Amaryllidaceae alkaloids were detected and 14 of them were identified. Crinane type alkaloids, haemanthamine or crinine, dominated alkaloid metabolism in most of the populations. With exception of one population, where the separate individuals showed variable alkaloid profiles (dominated by crinine or haemanthamine) the individuals of the rest of populations have identical and characteristic alkaloid profiles. Some populations showed remarkable differences in respect to their alkaloid pattern-type of biosynthesis, main alkaloids and number of alkaloids. Populations dominated by galanthamine type alkaloids were found as well. These data demonstrate that like the morphological features, the alkaloid metabolism of G. elwesii is also variable. |
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Keywords: | Galanthus elwesii Amaryllidaceae GC/MS TLC Amaryllidaceae alkaloids |
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