Occurrence of secondary metabolites in tepals of Asphodelus ramosus L.

Abstract

Major processes contributing to subtleties of ephemeral flowers of Asphodelus ramosus are related to chemical constituents detected in tepals which expand during cold and wet seasons in the eastern Mediterranean. Luteolin, caffeic acid, chlorogenic, and p-hydroxy-benzoic acids are the main constituents, whereas alkanes, ketones, and fatty acids appear in low amounts.

Keywords::

• Asphodelus ramosus
• flower
• secondary metabolites
• tepals

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Assistant Professor Theophanis Constantinidis (Department of Biology, UoA) for the identification of the plant material. This study has been co-financed by European social funds and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework – Research Funding Program: Heracletus II.