STRUCTURES AND ACCUMULATION PATTERNS OF SOLUBLE AND INSOLUBLE PHENOLICS FROM NORWAY SPRUCE NEEDLES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97922-6

Key Word Index - Picea abies; Pinaceae; Norway spruce; phenolics; identification; seasonal accumulation pattern; turnover; translocation; cell wall localization; flavonol glucosyltransferase. - Abstract - Twenty-two soluble phenolics have been isolated from Norway spruce needles and their structures elucidated on the basis of chromatographic (TLC, HPLC), chemical (hydrolysis), enzymic and spectroscopic (UV, NMR, MS) techniques.These phenolics have been quantified by HPLC during the first year of needle development from a forest near Bad Muenstereifel (F.R.G.) and showed a differential accumulation pattern.Kaempferol 3-O-glucoside showed an interesting metabolism, indicating rapid turnover and/or translocation from a soluble to an insoluble (cell wall bound) pool.The enzyme involved in the formation of this flavonoid, UDP-glucose:flavonol glucosyltransferase, showed a marked transient increase in activity that correlated with the possible kaempferol 3-O-glucoside translocation.