PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS IN BOG MYRTLE (CHAMAEDAPHNE CALYCULATA) FLOWERS

DOI: https://doi.org/None
Issue: 
4
Year: 
2015

A.S. Gorkova, Professor N.S. Fursa, PhD Yaroslavl State Medical Academy; 5, Revolutsionnaya St., Yaroslavl 150000

Bog myrtle (Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moehch), an evergreen shrub of the Ericaceae family, grows in tundra, bogs, and riverside in the temperate zone of the European and Asian parts of the Russian Federation. The plant is extensively used in folk medicine; however, the composition of its biologically active substances has been inadequately investigated. HPLC analysis showed that the bog myrtle contained 25 phenolic compounds, of which 16 ones were identified. Among them, there was a predominance of hydroxycinnamic acids (as high as one-third of the total amount of found substances) presented as o-coumaric, ferulic, cinnamic, chlorogenic, neochlorogenic, isoferulic, and chicory acids. Catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin gallate, coumarin, luteolin-7-glucoside, rutin, and vitexin were also found.

Keywords: 
bog myrtle
Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moehch
flowers
high performance liquid chromatography
phenolic compounds

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