Somayeh Arabjafari - Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan ۸۴۱۵۶-۸۳۱۱۱, Iran
Pooran Golkar - Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan ۸۴۱۵۶-۸۳۱۱۱, Iran
Mostafa Tarkesh Esfahani - Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan ۸۴۱۵۶-۸۳۱۱۱, Iran
Marzieh Taghizadeh - Department of Plant and Animal Biology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

This study was performed to evaluate different secondary metabolites (SMs) and antioxidant activity in ۱۴ different genotypes from methanolic extracts of plant samples (leaves and stem) from Dorema ammoniacum D. Don (D.am) and D. aucheri Boiss. (D.au). The contents of SMs and antioxidant activity were measured using UV-visible spectrophotometer. The highest total phenolics content (۳۴.۳ mg/GAE DW) and antioxidant activity (۹۲%) through DPPH method were detected in leaves samples of D.au۹ genotype. Highest levels of total flavonoids (۵.۵ mg QE/g DW) and total flavonols (۳.۶ mg QE/g DW) were observed in leaves of D.au۱۲ and D.au۲, respectively. The highest content of anthocyanin (۲۵۰ nano mol/g FW) and carotenoids (۱۸ mg/g DW) were found in leaves samples of D.au۷ and D.au۳ genotypes. The results showed the superiority of D. aucheri for different SMs rather than D. ammoniacum Finally, leaves samples of D. aucheri and D. ammoniacum species showed higher contents for secondary metabolites which may be suggested for further appliances with medicinal and industrial aims.

Antioxidant activity, Endemic, Total phenolics content, Flavonoids