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• TITLE: Isolation and identification of alkaloids and anthocyanins from flower and bulb of Lycoris radiata using HPLC and LC-ESI-MS

  AUTHORS: Jin-Hyuk Chun, In Hyuk Jang, Mariadhas Valan Arasu, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Veeramuthu Duraipandiyan, Dong-Hoon Lee, Sanghyun Lee, Sun-Ju Kim

  KEYWORDS: Lycoris radiata; Anthocyanins;Alkaloids; Flower; Bulb

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment, Vol.2 No.1, February 27, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Three anthocyanins (cyanidin 3-diglucoside, cyanidin 3-sambubioside and cyanidin 3-glucoside) together with eleven known alkaloids (lycoricidine, hipppeastrine,O-Demethyllycoramin, lycoricidinol, galanthine, lycorine, lycorenine, lycoramine, galanthamine, homolycorine and pretazettine) were identified in the flower and bulb of Lycoris radiata using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with UV detection and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Anthocyanins play a major role in protecting plant’s DNA from the UV spectrum of sunlight and also in attracting insects for the purpose of pollination. Thus, knowledge on the contents and types of anthocyanins of L. radiata will help to evaluate the adaptive evolution of flowers and provide useful information for the ornamental breeding.