DOI:
10.5152/IstanbulJPharm.2018.410411
The genus Scorzonera (Asteraceae) has
several species which are used as a vegetable and in folk medicine all around
the world. A phytochemical study was carried out on petroleum ether fraction of
methanol extract obtained from the roots of Scorzonera veratrifolia Fenzl
(Bitlis / Turkey) to investigate the terpenoid composition of the plant. Column
chromatography, preparative thin layer chromatography and gas chromatography
(GC) were used for separation of the compounds. Their structures were
determined by using GC-MS and NMR techniques. Seventeen triterpenoids
(ß-amyrin, ß-amyrin acetate, ß-amyrinone, germanicol, germanicol acetate,
germanicone, α-amyrin, α-amyrin acetate, α-amyrinone, ψ – taraxasterol, ψ –
taraxasterol acetate, taraxasterol, taraxasterol acetate, lupeol, lupeol
acetate, lupenone, fern-7-en-3-one) and one sterol (ß-sitosterol) were
determined. The presence of these compounds has been shown for the first time
in S. veratrifolia. α-amyrinone, ß-amyrin, ß-amyrinone, ψ – taraxasterol and ψ
– taraxasterol acetate are new for the genus Scorzonera.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Journal Section | Original Article |
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Publication Date | August 31, 2018 |
Submission Date | March 28, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 48 Issue: 2 |