فیزیولوژی محیطی گیاهی (Dec 2009)
Seasonal changes of alkaloids and phenolic compounds in Chelidonium majus L. in two habitats
Abstract
Chelidonium majus L., a wide spread medicinal plant of the Papaveraceae family, has multiple applications in folk medicine because of its antitumoral, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities.Since the most of this plant medicine benefits treat the alkaloids and phenolic compounds, in this research, the amount of alkaloids and phenolic compounds in Chelidonium majus L., in two regions of "Gorgan" & "Ziarat" and in three seasons (autumn, winter and spring) were studied. The plants were collected from 2 regions of ‘‘Ziarat’’ and ‘‘Gorgan’’, and the amount of alkaloids and phenolic compounds were determined by spectrophotometrical methods. Comparison of Chelidonium plant in two regions showed significant differences for alkaloids, flavonoids and phenolic compounds in three seasons (P<0.05). This survey was that the most alkaloid in Chelidonium’s root is from Ziarat (in spring season), and the most phenolic compounds in Chelidonium’s root is from Gorgan (in winter season).
