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FLAVONOID PATTERNS IN CONVOLVULUS L., (CONVOLVULACEAE) SPECIES FROM MOROCCO

YUSUF MENEMEN, CHRISTINE A. WILLIAMS* AND STEPHEN L. JURY

Abstract: This study was undertaken to document the distribution of chemical components and determine whether phytochemical characters support the delimitation of the taxa in the genus Convolvulus L., from Morocco. Twenty taxa from the genus were investigated for their flavonoid aglycone constituents. The flavonols quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin, the flavone luteolin and the hydroxycoumarin cichoriin were identified. It was seen that the aglycone pattern is useful for the delimitation of some species in the genus and correlate with morphological features. The flavonoid glycosides identified from Convolvulus mazicum were isorhamnetin 3-glucoside, quercetin 3-glucoside and 3-galactoside and luteolin 5-glucoside.

University of Kirikkale, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Literature, Kirikkale, Turkey.
Plant Science Laboratories, The University of Reading, P.O. Box 221 White Knights, Reading
Berkshire, RG6 2AS, UK.