Identification of L-inositol and scyllitol and their distribution in various organs in chrysanthemum.
Two unidentified soluble carbohydrates were isolated from chrysanthemum (Dendranthema x grandiflorum (Ramat.) Kitamura) leaves using HPLC. The compounds were identified as 1 L-chiro-inositol, called L-inositol (1) and scyllo-inositol, called scyllitol (2) from the results of 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and CI-MS spectra. L-Inositol and scyllitol were distributed in four cultivars tested. L-Inositol concentration of petals gradually decreased during the flower bud development, but the L-inositol content increased by about 7 times. Scyllitol was detected only at an early stage of flower bud.
Ichimura
K
K
National Research Institute of Vegetables, Ornamental Plants and Tea, Ano, Mie, Japan. ichimu@nivot.affrc.go.jp
Kohata
K
K
Yamaguchi
Y
Y
Douzono
M
M
Ikeda
H
H
Koketsu
M
M
D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D011723:Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium / Q000378:metabolism*; D007294:Inositol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular / Q000379:methods; D014018:Tissue Distribution
C009217:scyllitol; D007294:Inositol