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.
Serrilli
Anna Maria
AM
Dipartmento di Chimica, Universita di Roma, La Sapienza, Roma, Italy. annamaria.serrilli@uniroma1.it
Ramunno
Alessia
A
Amicucci
Francesca
F
Chicarella
Valentina
V
Santoni
Sabrina
S
Ballero
Mauro
M
Serafini
Mauro
M
Bianco
Armandodoriano
A
D032061:Galium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005843:Geography; D039823:Iridoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007558:Italy
D039823:Iridoids