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Variability of certain chemotypes in three accessions of German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.)

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In 203 analyzed chamomile plants, several compounds appreciated for their medicinal value, were evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively. α-Bisabolol and its oxides A and B were measured by gas chromatography; matricine as a precursor of chamazulene, was assessed semi-quantitatively by matching visually thin layer chromatography bands with a concentration range of the pure substance and the flavonoids apigenin and apigenin-7-glycoside were quantified by high performance liquid chromatography. Mean values of all compounds were compared in the three chamomile accessions ‘Manzana’, ‘Lutea’ and ‘Hungarian 2’. Correlations between different substances over all data were calculated. Moreover, certain groups combining particular properties according to their desired purpose or specificity, were formed. Their incidence in the particular chamomile varieties was determined. ‘Manzana’, a tetraploid cultivar, exhibited the highest share of the valuable bisabolol–matricine-type and the lowest ratio of bisabolol-oxides to bisabolol. To develop ‘high-quality-populations’, defined individuals of this cultivar shall be selected for further breeding.

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The authors want to thank Prof. Johannes Novak, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, for his useful advice and interesting inputs in terms of statistical analysis. This work was partly financed by an ERASMUS (European Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students)—program in cooperation of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria and the University of Trieste, Italy.

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  1. Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria

    Bettina Faehnrich, Pietro Nemaz & Chlodwig Franz

  2. Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Weiss 2, Pal. Q, 34128, Trieste, Italy

    Pietro Nemaz

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Faehnrich, B., Nemaz, P. & Franz, C. Variability of certain chemotypes in three accessions of German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.). Genet Resour Crop Evol 61, 1237–1244 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-014-0166-6

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