PROFILING SCREENING OF 55 SPECIES OF THE GENUS EUPHORBIA L. (EUPHORBIACEAE) AS POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ELLAGIC ACID

Methanol extracts from the leaves of 55 species, belonging to 4 subgenera and 16 subsection genus Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) have been screened for presence ellagic acid (EA). EA was quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in fresh plant material sp. growing Russia Kyrgyzstan wild indoor outdoor collections Peter Great Botanical Garden Komarov Institute Russian Academy Sciences (Saint-Petersburg). detected 17 species tree subgenera. In subgenus Althymalus Neck. Ex Rchb. E. hamata (Haw.) Sweet (section Anthacanthae Lem.), Chamaesyce Raf. – maculata L. Anisophyllum Roep.); Esula Pers. This compound found representatives sections (Pers.) Dumort. (E. virgata Waldst. Et Kit.), Helioscopia alpina Ledeb., aristata Schmalh., condylocarpa M. Bieb., lucorum Rupr. ex Maxim., palustris L., procera semivillosa (Prokh.) Kryl., squamosa Willd., stricta L.), Holophyllum Prokh. griffithii Hook. f., komaroviana Prokh., rupestris Ledeb.), Paralias taurinensis All.) Pithyusa (Raf.) Lázaro glareosa Pall. Bieb.). 38 not detected, including all studies Euphorbia. For 10 alpina, glareosa, griffithii, hamata, lucorum, procera, rupestris, semivillosa, taurinensis) first time. Highest amount (4100 ppm) (4300 ppm).