Abstract:
In order to determine the presence or variation of betaine components within Achillea plants, 5 different species of Achillea viz., A. millefolium, A. tenuifolia, A. conferta, A. biebersteinii and A. talagonica, were collected from different regions of Iran and screened semi-quantitatively on TLC using typical reaction with dragendorff reagent. Among them, only above ground parts of A. talagonica showed presence of choline as the main nitrogen containing constituent. Choline was isolated from flowering heads of A. talagonica and identified with spectroscopic data of NMR.
Page(s):
719-720
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, Volume: 1, Issue: 4, Year: 2004