Volume 21, Issue 6 e202400619
Research Article

Metabolomic Profiling and DNA-Fingerprinting of Newly Recorded White-Flowered Populations of Salvia lanigera Poir. in Egypt

Mai M. Farid

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Mai M. Farid

Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt, PO Box 12622

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Mona M. Marzouk

Mona M. Marzouk

Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt, PO Box 12622

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Viktoria Ivanova

Viktoria Ivanova

Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

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Paraskev Nedialkov

Paraskev Nedialkov

Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

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Mona O. El Shabrawy

Mona O. El Shabrawy

Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt, PO Box 12622

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Salwa A. Kawashty

Salwa A. Kawashty

Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt, PO Box 12622

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Mahmoud M. Sakr

Mahmoud M. Sakr

Department of Plant Biotechnology, National Research Centre, 12622 Cairo, Egypt

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Sameh R. Hussein

Sameh R. Hussein

Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt, PO Box 12622

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Antoaneta Trendafilova

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Antoaneta Trendafilova

Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

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First published: 29 April 2024
Citations: 1

Abstract

Salvia lanigera Poir. is a small herbaceous perennial species with violet flowers that grows in low-altitude deserts, and sandy loam. During the collection of S. lanigera, unusual populations with white flowers were found. Therefore, the two populations (violet- and white-flowered) were subjected to comparative investigations, including DNA fingerprinting, chemical composition, and biological evaluation. The two populations showed DNA variations, with 6.66 % polymorphism in ISSR and 25 % in SCoT markers. GC/MS and UHPLC/HRMS of aqueous methanol extracts, led to the tentative identification of 43 and 50 compounds in both populations. In addition, the structures of nine compounds, including four first-time reported compounds in the species, were confirmed by NMR. Furthermore, the total extracts exhibited weak radical scavenging activity against DPPH and a lower inhibitory effect towards acetylcholinesterase. In conclusion, the obtained data suggested that the white-colored flower could be an additional important character record for the Egyptian S. lanigera.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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