Iridoidic pattern in endemic Sardinian plants: the case of Galium species.
The monoterpenoid fractions of three endemic Galium ssp. (Rubiaceae) from Sardinia Island were examined and compared with the iridoidic pattern yet known in Galium species. This comparison evidenced theirs endemic characters. In particular, in G.corsicum and in G. glaucophyllum loganic acid was isolated and identified for the first time in Galium genus. In G. schmidii a rare iridoid is present, 10-hydroxy-loganin, whose presence in this genus was evidenced only in G. mollugo and loganin isolated for the first time.
Dipartmento di Chimica, Universita di Roma, La Sapienza, Roma, Italy. annamaria.serrilli@uniroma1.it
Anna Maria
AM
Serrilli
Alessia
A
Ramunno
Francesca
F
Amicucci
Valentina
V
Chicarella
Sabrina
S
Santoni
Mauro
M
Ballero
Mauro
M
Serafini
Armandodoriano
A
Bianco
D032061:Galium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005843:Geography; D039823:Iridoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007558:Italy
D039823:Iridoids