Analysis of carbohydrates in Saponaria officinalis L. using GC/MS method release_lm46ioffojbwlpupcz67bemxrq

Abstract

<jats:italic>Saponaria officinalis</jats:italic> L. (common soapwort), usually named fuller's herb, is encountered in most of Europe, in Spain, France, Italy, for example, and also in Syria and North Africa. <jats:italic>Saponaria officinalis</jats:italic> L. is known in most of the world as an introduced species, often a weed, and sometimes as cultivated decorative plant. <jats:italic>Saponaria officinalis</jats:italic> contains a large amount of saponins, which foam during extraction with water. In addition to saponins, common soapwort also contains flavonoids, quillaic acid, fatty acids and different phenolic compounds. There is a lack of information about carbohydrates content of common soapwort. Thus the aim of this study was to determine the content of carbohydrates <jats:italic>Saponaria officinalis</jats:italic> L. herb and roots. The qualitative composition and quantitative content of carbohydrates in herb and roots of <jats:italic>Saponaria officinalis</jats:italic> L. were determined by using GC/MS method. The studies have shown that <jats:italic>Saponaria officinalis</jats:italic> L. herb is mainly composed of free carbohydrates such as D-glucose (3.65 mg/g), D-galactose (0.29 mg/g), D-fructose (0.20 mg/g) and D-saccharose (3.72 mg/g). In common soapwort herb, after acidic hydrolysis and derivatization with acetylated aldononitriles, D-arabinose, D-fucose, D-mannose, D-glucose, D-galactose, D-fructose and Myo-inositol were identified. Free carbohydrates in the roots of <jats:italic>Saponaria officinalis</jats:italic> L., including D-glucose, D-galactose and D-saccharose, were determined with GC/MS method too. D-saccharose was common among free carbohydrates of <jats:italic>Saponaria officinalis</jats:italic> L. in the largest amounts. Its content in herb and roots of the common soapwort was 3.72 mg/g and 25.39 mg/g respectively.
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