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    Source of variation of isoflavone concentrations in perennial clover species

    Bronislava Butkutė1★, Nijolė Lemežienė2, Giedrė Dabkevičienė3, Valdas Jakštas4, Egidijus Vilčinskas4, Valdimaras Janulis4★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Chemical Research Laboratory, Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kėdainiai, Lithuania.
    2. 2Department of Grass Breeding, Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kėdainiai, Lithuania.
    3. 3Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology, Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kėdainiai, Lithuania.
    4. 4Department of Pharmacognosy of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.

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    Bronislava Butkutė

    Chemical Research Laboratory, Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kėdainiai, Lithuania.

    brone@lzi.lt

    Received: 01-10-2012; Revised: 11-11-2012; Accepted: 11-11-2012.

    Volume 10, Issue 37s · pp. S181–S188 · PUBLISHED 21 February 2014 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.127373

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    Introduction: Clover has attracted considerable interest not only as a valuable livestock forage plant, but also as an important source of isoflavones. The current study was aimed to assess the variation of concentration of three isoflavones in clover species grown under a cool temperate climate environment in Lithuania. Materials and Methods: Isoflavone contents were quantified in the plant parts of 21 accessions belonging to five perennial species of genus Trifolium (T. pratense, T. repens, T. medium, T. rubens, and T. pannonicum). Daidzein, formononetin, and genistein concentrations were quantified in separate plant parts by reversed‑phase high‑performance liquid chromatography. The analyte extraction was performed from dried and ground leaves, stems, flowers, and roots. The procedure included acid hydrolysis of isoflavone glycosides to aglycones. Results: According to the averaged sum of the three isoflavones quantified in leaves‑stems‑flowers, the five clover species ranked as follows: T. medium (7.54‑3.62‑2.31 mg/g) >T. pratense> T. rubens> T. pannonicum> T. repens (0.191‑0.204‑0.171 mg/g). The contribution of individual compound to the total isoflavone content depended on the species, accession, and plant part. The major part of the isoflavones is concentrated in leaves or stems; however, there is a great variation also. Conclusion: There exists a large variation in the total as well as in individual concentration of isoflavones among the clover species and plant parts and within species. With regard to isoflavone concentration and variability within species, some accessions of T. medium and T. pratense can be considered a highly promising source of phytoestrogens.

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      Butkutė, B., Lemežienė, N., Dabkevičienė, G., Jakštas, V., Vilčinskas, E., & Janulis, V. (2014). Source of variation of isoflavone concentrations in perennial clover species. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 10(37s), S181–S188. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.127373