Effect of macro and micro elements on the formation of secondary metabolites in Ornithogalum sintenisii

Abstract

The ecological environment created by the influence of anthropogenic factors has made the living conditions of living creatures difficult. The development of industry, the creation of new cities, and new workplaces created to meet the needs of the increasing world population disrupt the ecological balance. One of the plant species exposed to these effects is the Ornithogalum sintenisii Freyn species. Although this species is widely distributed in the northern region of Azerbaijan, its population has decreased much compared to the 1980s. In this study, the soil-plant relationship of O. sintenisii species and the effects of this relationship on phenolic and flavonoid formation were learned. As a result of the research, the amounts of phenolic and flavonoids in the bulb and leaf parts of the species are normal and it is thought that this is due to the effect of some micro and macro elements found in the soil and plant structure. O. sintenisii species, distributed in Mumlu village of Şabran district, grows in gray-brown soils, and the normal amounts of Cu (7.09 ppm) and Mn (24.83 ppm) in these soils positively affected the formation of flavonoids. Finally, it is possible to say that the extracts of this species are a rich source of secondary metabolites and have pharmacological value.