scholarly journals Cones of coniferous taxa as a potential source of bioactive polyphenols

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamás Hofmann ◽  
Levente Albert ◽  
Balázs Bocz ◽  
Dániel Bocz ◽  
Eszter Visi-Rajczi
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
Polyphenol Content ◽  
Total Polyphenol ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power ◽  
Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Thuja Orientalis ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic

Background: Coniferous cones are a by-product of forestry and wood logging, used for many possible purposes, e.g., the extraction of polyphenols. Objective: The aim of the present article was the comparison of the antioxidant polyphenol content of the differently matured cones of 17 selected conifers, either common in Hungary or yet uninvestigated. Methods: Total polyphenol content, ferric reducing antioxidant power and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl assays were used to determine the antioxidant contents. A scoring system was implemented using the three assay results to evaluate and compare the overall antioxidant power of the samples. Result and Conclusion: Highest antioxidant contents were found in green cones, followed by mature and opened cones. Taxa with the highest scores were Tsuga canadensis, Cryptomeria japonica, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Thuja orientalis, Metasequoia glyptostroboides and Picea abies. For the samples with the highest overall antioxidant power the high-performance liquid chromatographic/tandem mass spectrometric polyphenol profiling was carried out (green cones of T. canadensis and P. abies) and 83 compounds have been tentatively identified and described. Results contribute to the future bioactivity testing and evaluation of the cone extracts of T. canadensis and P. abies.

scholarly journals Effects of post-veraison irrigation on the phenolic composition of Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Xinomavro’ grapes

OENO One ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-189
Author(s):  
Seraphim Theocharis ◽  
Nikolaos Nikolaou ◽  
Eleftheria Zioziou ◽  
Maria Kyraleou ◽  
Stamatina Kallithraka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitis Vinifera ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
Vitis Vinifera L ◽  
Continuous Irrigation ◽  
Ultraviolet Absorbance ◽  
Absorbance Detection ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic

‘Xinomavro’ (the second planted red Greek variety behind ‘Agiorgitiko’) generally produces wines that are light in colour but with increased astringency, possibly related to grape flavonoid amount and composition; although irrigation is accepted as an effective means to enhance grape phenolic maturity, its role has not yet been sufficiently studied in the case of Xinomavro. This study aimed to determine the effect of post-veraison irrigation on berry anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin amount and composition, of field-grown Xinomavro vines (Vitis vinifera L.), under the typical summer conditions of Northern Greece. In a 10-year-old Xinomavro vineyard, two post-veraison watering regimes were applied—irrigation starting 20 days after veraison (mid-ripening irrigation, MRI) and irrigation starting immediately after veraison was completed (after veraison irrigation, AVI)—alongside non irrigated vines (NI), and vines irrigated continuously from berry set through harvest (continuous irrigation, CI). Proanthocyanidin composition was determined in both skins and seeds by employing phloroglucinolysis followed by HPLC-UV and MS detection (high-performance liquid chromatographic with tandem mass spectrometric and ultraviolet absorbance detection), and the anthocyanin profile was identified only in the skin extracts by HPLC-UV (high-performance liquid chromatographic with ultraviolet absorbance detection). Post-veraison irrigation increased yield parameters and reduced anthocyanin levels and the proportion of their stable forms (acylated vs. non-acylated, tri-oxygenated and methoxylated on the B-ring vs. di-oxygenated and hydroxylated), compared to NI vines; however, these effects were more pronounced in the case of early post-veraison irrigation (AVI) than late-season irrigation (MRI). Irrigation also increased the mean Degree of Polymerization (mDP) and prodelphinidin percentage of skin tannins and decreased mDP of seed tannins. In the light of the necessity to control the accelerated ripening under the increasingly hotter and drier climatic conditions, late irrigation (MRI) might provide a solution to avoid excessive sugar levels and allow a slightly higher yield without significant reductions in berry phenolic content. The results suggest that the optimisation of the timing of irrigation could provide an effective adaptation strategy to climate change in Mediterranean viticultural areas.

scholarly journals Constituents of Da-Cheng-Qi Decoction and its Parent Herbal Medicines Determined by LC-MS/MS

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1000500
Author(s):  
Fengguo Xu ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Rui Song ◽  
Haijuan Dong ◽  
Zunjian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Gradient Elution ◽  
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
Reversed Phase ◽  
Esi Ms ◽  
Chemical Constitution ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
First Time

Da-Cheng-Qi decoction (DCQD) is a purgative prescription used in China and East Asia. To profile the constituents of this complex traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a high-performance liquid chromatographic, electrospray ionization, tandem mass spectrometric (HPLC-ESI/MS/MS) analytical method was developed. After separation on a reversed-phase C18 analytical column using gradient elution, samples were analyzed by ESI-MS/MS in negative mode. As a result, a total of 37 compounds were detected, of which two tannins, three anthraquinones, two sennosides, five flavonoids and two lignans were unambiguously identified by comparison with standard compounds, and sixteen compounds were either tentatively identified or deduced according to their MS/MS data. The fragmentation pathways of many of the observed compounds, such as the tannins and lignans are reported for the first time. In addition, the identity of each peak in DCQD was explored by comparison with those of its three constituent herbs. The results indicated that tannins, anthraquinones and sennosides in DCQD originated from Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, flavonoids from Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, and lignans from Cortex Magnoliae officinalis. The present study provides an example of chemical constitution profiling in complex TCM systems using LC/MS/MS.

scholarly journals Variation of Secondary Metabolites in the Aerial Biomass of Cryptocarya alba

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1985625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ady Giordano ◽  
Gonzalo Fuentes-Barros ◽  
Sebastián Castro-Saavedra ◽  
Antonia González-Cooper ◽  
Cristian Suárez-Rozas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Total Polyphenol ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Old Trees ◽  
Individual Trees

Cryptocarya alba is an important tree species in the Chilean sclerophyllous forest. Its leaves and bark are used in traditional medicine to treat liver diseases and rheumatism. Analyses of the essential oil (EO) show serious discrepancies, and information on other constituents is limited. The aerial biomass of individual trees from 3 wild populations, some old trees, and farmed saplings were analyzed ( n = 132). The EO profiles were studied by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The alkaloidal and polyphenol compositions were determined by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC)/MS-MS. The total polyphenol content, the total flavonoid content, and the antioxidant capacity (diphenylpicrylhydrazyl, azinobisethylbenzothiazolinesulfonic acid, and ferric reducing antioxidant power: DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP respectively) were determined by standard methods. Significant differences were found at the individual and population levels in the contents of polyphenols, total flavonoids, antioxidant capacity, and specific alkaloids for leaves, bark, and wood. Farmed saplings grown under less light showed higher concentrations of higenamine, N-methylcoclaurine, N-methyllaurotetanine, and isocorydine, while those receiving more light were richer in laurolitsine, boldine, coclaurine, catechin, quercetin, epicatechin, quercitrin, and procyanidins. Important variations were found according to the season, age of the tree and of the leaves. The EO composition also varied considerably. These results support the idea that the natural variability of medicinal species is an important subject for study.

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