Endemic Sardinian plants: the case of Genista cadasonensis Valsecchi.
The flavonoid fraction of the aerial parts of Genista cadasonensis Valsecchi (Leguminosae), an endemic plant from Sardinia, was examined and compared with the flavonoid pattern already known in the Genista genus. This comparison evidenced the endemic nature of this species, showing the presence of a rare flavonoid, the 6-hydroxy-genistein. The antioxidant activity of dichloromethanic, ethanolic and acetonic total extracts of aerial parts was evaluated.
Serrilli
Anna Maria
AM
COSMESE (Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo Studio dei Metaboliti Secondari), 13-09123 Cagliari, Italy. annamaria.serrilli@uniroma1.it
Graziosi
Valentina
V
Ballero
Mauro
M
Foddis
Caterina
C
Serafini
Mauro
M
Poli
Ferruccio
F
Scartezzini
Paolo
P
Bianco
Armandodoriano
A
D000096:Acetone / Q000737:chemistry; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D039761:Genista / Q000737:chemistry*; D019833:Genistein / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry*
D005419:Flavonoids; D000096:Acetone; D000431:Ethanol; D008752:Methylene Chloride; D019833:Genistein