Characterization of the Electrochemical Profiles of <i>Lycoris</i> Seeds for Species Identification and Infrageneric Relationships

Abstract

Electrochemical profiles of Lycors radiata, L. aurea, L. sprengeri, L. longituba and L. chinensis were recorded from the embryo tissue of seeds. Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) measurements recorded after water/ethanol extraction using phosphate buffer/acetic buffer may be used to develop patterns for species identification. The voltammetric measurements of the embryo tissue contain the electrochemical active compound profile belong to the species. As the distribution of chemical compounds in plants is controlled by genes, these profiles may reflect differences at the genetic level between the species. The dendrogram deduced from the electrochemical profile has been used as evidence for infrageneric relationship investigation.