Variation in ruscogenin contents in Ruscus aculeatus L. growing wild in Southern Turkey

Tansi S., Kokdil G., Karaman S., Toncert O., Yilmaz H.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol.19, no.4, pp.3015-3022, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.3015-3022
  • Keywords: Ruscus aculeatus L., ecological variations, ruscogenin, UNDERGROUND PARTS, PLANTS, MORPHOLOGY
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The ruscogenin contents of the underground and aerial parts of Ruscus aculeatus (Liliaceae) collected from 6 different locations in southern Turkey were investigated by HPLC. The highest ruscogenin content (0.12 %) was recorded from the underground parts of R. aculeatus collected from Incebel/Osmaniye area of Turkey. Ruscogenin contents in aerial and underground parts of R. aculeatus varied the contents did not vary greatly in aerial parts.