Comparative analysis of biologically active substances in trifolium pratense and trifolium repens depending on the growing conditions

Abstract

© 2019, Dorma Journals. All rights reserved. In our studies, we studied the content of pharmaceutically promising biologically active substances, namely phenolic compounds, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, provitamin A (b-carotene) in plants of meadow clover and creeping clover (Trrifolium repens). The effect of the plant growth site on the content of the studied compounds was also studied. The obtained data showed that the content of biologically active compounds in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) is similar to those of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and white clover is a source of a whole set of pharmacologically active compounds, as well as red clover. The influence of the place of plant growth on the content of the studied compounds was revealed, which may be important for solving production problems. For example, in clover plants of both species studied, the flavonoid content collected in meadow steppes is higher than in other places. Regarding vitamin C, a significant content is shown for plants from floodplain meadows, also for both species. The content of provitamin A and phenolic compounds, according to our data, depended more on the type of clover. So the content of provitamin A was found to be higher in white clover, and phenolic compounds-in red clover.