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Influence of the growing conditions on the flavonoids and phenolic acids accumulation in amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) leaves
- Source :
- Terra Latinoamericana, Vol 37, Iss 4, Pp 449-457 (2019), de la Rosa, A P B, de León-Rodríguez, A, Laursen, B & Fomsgaard, I S 2019, ' Influence of the growing conditions on the flavonoids and phenolic acidsaccumulation in amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) leaves ', Terra Latinoamericana, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 449-457 . https://doi.org/10.28940/terra.v37i4.541
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Sociedad Mexicana de la Ciencia del Suelo A. C., 2019.
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Abstract
- Phytochemicals or phenolic compounds are important natural bioactive molecules that plants accumulate in response to environmental conditions and may exert benef icial effects on health by protecting humans against many diseases. The aim of this work was to analyze the influence of biotic and abiotic stress on the accumulation of flavonoids and phenolic acids on leaves of two cultivars of Amaranthus hypochondriacus, which are differentiated by the colour of their leaves (red or green). Phenolic compounds were extracted using the accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) method and their identif ication was carried out by LC-MS analysis. Rutin was the main flavonoid in amaranth leaves; the highest concentrations were found in green leaves when plants were subjected to stress (9715 μg g-1). Phenolic acids were minor compounds; ferulic acid was only present in red leaves (0.5 μg g-1) and p-coumaric acid only in green leaves (0.7 μg g-1). Our results indicate that leaves from A. hypochondriacus, the main species that produce edible seeds, are a good source of phytochemical compounds and their accumulation could be driven by the growing conditions.
- Subjects :
- abiotic stress
high performance liquid chromatography
accelerated solvent extraction
Flavonoid
Soil Science
Amaranth
phenolic compounds
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Biochemistry
electrospray mass spectrometry
p-Coumaric acid
Ferulic acid
lcsh:Agriculture
chemistry.chemical_compound
Rutin
biotic stress
Food science
lcsh:Agriculture (General)
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
chemistry.chemical_classification
Ecology
biology
lcsh:S
food and beverages
Biotic stress
biology.organism_classification
Pollution
lcsh:S1-972
Phytochemical
chemistry
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01875779
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Terra Latinoamericana
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....04a3edd5c230a8b6f1f2da932a9e70b9