HPLC ANALYSIS OF CAROTENOIDS FROM
SENECIO VERNALIS AND S. JACOBAEA
(ASTERACEAE).
GEORGE DAN MOGOŞANU^1*, ADELA PINTEA², LUDOVIC
EVERARD BEJENARU¹, CORNELIA BEJENARU³, GABRIELA
RĂU4, HONORIUS POPESCU¹
1Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy
2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Zootechny and Biotechnologies,
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3–5
Mănăştur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3Department of Vegetal & Animal Biology
4Department of Organic Chemistry & Medicinal Chemistry
1,3,4Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of
Craiova, 2–4 Petru Rareş Street, 200349 Craiova, Romania
*corresponding author: mogosanu2006@yahoo.com
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Abstract:

Through HPLC analysis, in two Senecio species (S. vernalis Waldst. et Kit. and S. jacobaea L.), carotenoid fractions have been determined for the first time. Therefore, in increasing order of the retention times, seven compounds have been identified and quantitative determined, as follows: neoxanthin, violaxanthin, lutein-5,6-epoxide, lutein, β-cryptoxanthin, α- and β-carotene. High amounts of lutein have been found in all Senecio extracts.

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