Comparison of Metabolic Profiles of Fruits of Arctium lappa, Arctium minus, and Arctium tomentosum
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Plant Foods for Human Nutrition |
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| Web | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11130-024-01175-w#citeas |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11130-024-01175-w |
| Keywords | Arctium burdock; Metabolomics; LC-MS; Lignans; Fatty acids |
| Description | Metabolites of the edible and medicinal plant Arctium have been shown to possess beneficial activities. The phytochemical profile of Arctium lappa is well-explored and its fruits are known to contain mainly lignans, fatty acids, and sterols. But the fruits of other Arctium species have not been thoroughly investigated. Therefore, this study compares the metabolic profiles of the fruits of A. lappa, Arctium tomentosum, and Arctium minus. Targeted metabolomics led to the putative identification of 53 metabolites in the fruit extracts, the majority of these being lignans and fatty acids. Quantification of the major lignans showed that the year of collection had a significant effect on the lignan content. Furthermore, A. lappa fruits contained lesser amounts of arctigenin but greater amounts of arctigenin glycoside than A. minus fruits. Regarding the profile of fatty acids, A. minus fruits differed from the others in the presence of linolelaidic acid. |
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