Chemical composition and seasonal variations in the amount of secondary compounds in Gentiana lutea leaves and flowers

Authors
Menkovic, N Savikin-Fodulovic, K Savin, K
Citation
N. Menkovic et al., Chemical composition and seasonal variations in the amount of secondary compounds in Gentiana lutea leaves and flowers, PLANTA MED, 66(2), 2000, pp. 178-180
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Journal title
PLANTA MEDICA
ISSN journal
00320943 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
178 - 180
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-0943(200003)66:2<178:CCASVI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The chemical investigation of MeOH extracts of Gentiana lutea leaves and fl owers showed that xanthones were one of the dominant class of compounds. Se coiridoids and flavonoids were also recorded. The amount of secondary metab olites varied depending on development st-age. In the phase of flowering, l eaves are rich with compounds possessing C-glycoside structures while O-gly coside structures accumulate mainly before flowering.