Oszmiański Jan, Kolniak-Ostek Joanna, Biernat Agata
Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Grain Technology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 37/41 Chełmońskiego St., Wroclaw 51-630, Poland.
Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany with Garden of Medicinal Plants, University of Medicine in Wrocław, Kochanowskiego 12, Wrocław 51-601, Poland.
Molecules. 2015 Jan 28;20(2):2176-89. doi: 10.3390/molecules20022176.
In plants, flavonoids play an important role in biological processes. They are involved in UV-scavenging, fertility and disease resistance. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to quantify and characterize phenolic compounds in Aesculus parviflora Walt. leaves and Aesculus glabra leaves partly suffering from attack by a leaf mining insect (C. ohridella). A total of 28 phenolic compounds belonging to the hydroxycinnamic acid, flavan-3-ols and flavonol groups were identified and quantified in Aesculus parviflora and A. glabra leaf extracts. Significantly decreased concentrations of some phenolic compounds, especially of flavan-3-ols, were observed in infected leaves compared to the non-infected ones. Additionally, a higher content of polymeric procyanidins in leaves of Aesculus parviflora than in Aesculus glabra may explain their greater resistance to C. ohridella insects.
在植物中,类黄酮在生物过程中发挥着重要作用。它们参与紫外线清除、生育能力和抗病性。因此,在本研究中,我们试图对小花七叶树(Aesculus parviflora Walt.)叶片和部分遭受潜叶昆虫(C. ohridella)侵害的光滑七叶树(Aesculus glabra)叶片中的酚类化合物进行定量和表征。在小花七叶树和光滑七叶树的叶片提取物中,共鉴定并定量了28种属于羟基肉桂酸、黄烷 - 3 - 醇和黄酮醇类的酚类化合物。与未感染叶片相比,在感染叶片中观察到一些酚类化合物的浓度显著降低,尤其是黄烷 - 3 - 醇。此外,小花七叶树叶片中聚合原花青素的含量高于光滑七叶树,这可能解释了它们对C. ohridella昆虫具有更强抗性的原因。