Study of Dendrobium from Yunnan by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with Hierarchical Cluster Analysis / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study Dendrobium from Yunnan Province by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) combined with hierarchical cluster analysis.Methods Stems of 83 trees from 11 Dendrobium varieties were tested through using FTIR, so as to analyze the differences among different varieties and identify Dendrobium variety by second-derivative spectral, the correlation analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis.Results The spectra showed that the main ingredients of stems were cellulose, lignin and polysaccharides. The fraction of lignin and cellulose ofD.officinate was lower, while that for polysaccharides was higher. There was a high correlation among spectra, with the correlation coefficients of more than 0.980, and that for second-derivative spectral was 0.751 to 0.980. All the samples were clustered by second-derivative spectral, with the correct rate of 87.9%. Hierarchical cluster analysis showed that the components ofD.hercoglossum, D.lohohense andD.adumcum,D.brymerianum andD.nobile,D.guangxiense andD.fimbriatum are more similar than that of others.Conclusion FTIR combined with hierarchical cluster analysis can distinguish and identify different varieties of Dendrobium, and is an effective and simple way to identify different varieties.