title: Sesquiterpene lactones as chemotaxonomic markers in genus Anthemis.
abstract: Sesquiterpene lactones isolated from the genus Anthemis are used as chemotaxonomic markers. The obtained results support with some exceptions the botanical classification in Flora Europaea. Discrepancy between the lactone profile, cluster analysis and classification of A. melampodina, A. macedonica and A. austriaca in the genus Anthemis is discussed. The lactone composition of the undescribed as an European species A. plutonia correlates well with the guaianolide containing group of sect. Hiorthia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. staneva@orgchm.bas.bg
authors.forename: Jordanka D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Staneva
authors.forename: Milka N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Todorova
authors.forename: Ljuba N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Evstatieva
mesh_terms: D031166:Anthemis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000737:chemistry*; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013045:Species Specificity; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007783:Lactones; D012717:Sesquiterpenes