Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources

  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue: 3

Chromatographic Profiles of Fruits and Flowers of Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) Morpho-variants from Ladakh, India

  • Author:
  • Anup Raj1,, Faizan Ahmad2, Mohd. Mehdi2
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 287 to 292

1Highland Agriculture Research and Extension Station, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, Kargil, Ladakh-194103, Jammu and Kashmir

2Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, Kargil, Ladakh-194103, Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) is a multipurpose tree with fruits and flowers being used by locals since ages for its medicinal value. This species is commonly known as ‘Sersing’ and represented by five different morpho-variants in the Ladakh region. The present study was carried out to find out phytochemical differences among these five morpho-variants of Russian olive with the help of chromatographic studies. The chemical profiles of fruit and flower extracts obtained using TLC indicate diversity among the variants. Similarly, gas chromatograms of fruit volatiles presented clear evidence of qualitative as well as quantitative differences among the variants. In fruits, presence of stigmasterol was also reported. This study was the first attempt to obtain intra-species diversity through chemical profiling using chromatographic techniques which can be used as fingerprints for identification of these variants.

Keywords

Chemical diversity, Chromatograph, Russian olive, Secondary metabolites, Stigmasterol