Phytochemical characteristics of some plants of Northern Mongolia
The article presents the results of determining the content of pectin substances, organic acids and freesugars in 7 species (8 samples) of plants collected in the steppe regions of Northern Mongolia. These are: Armeniaca sibirica(L.) Lam. - siberian apricot, leaves; Artemisia adamsii Bess. - Adams wormwood, aboveground part; Betula fusca Pallasex Georgi - brown birch, leaves; Iris lactea Pallas, milky white iris, leaves; Polygonatum (Aconogonon) divaricatum L. -spreading knotweed (battering ram), leaves and flowers; Thermopsis dahurica Czefr. - Daurian thermopsis, abovegroundpart; Veronica incana L. - gray-haired Veronica, aboveground part. The studied species comprise a significant amountof pectin substances, citric, acetic, lactic and other organic acids, as well as free sugars: glucose, fructose, sucrose. Thequantitative content of these substances has been determined.