Søchting U.
(1997):
Two major anthraquinone chemosyndromes in Teloschistaceae,
Bibl. Lichenol.,
68: 135-144
Secondary metabolites, mainly anthraquinones, from the liehen genera Teloschistes, Xanthoria and Caloplaca were analyzed with HPLC and for each compound the percentage area of the total peak area was calculated. Two chemosyndromes, each including the same anthraquinones, but in different proportions are described. Syndrome A, representing almost half of all analysed species, has parietin as the dominant compound and very small proportions of teloschistin, fallacinal, emodin and parietinic acid. It …
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