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Content of micronutrients, mineral and trace elements in some Mediterranean spontaneous edible herbs

BACKGROUND: The analysis of mineral elements composition was determined in three wild edible herbs (Cichorium intybus L., Sonchus asper L. and Borago officinalis) collected in seven different sampling sites which were characterized by different pollution grade. The detection of mineral elements (Ca,...

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Autores principales: Volpe, Maria Grazia, Nazzaro, Melissa, Di Stasio, Michele, Siano, Francesco, Coppola, Raffaele, De Marco, Anna
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Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4605969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26473007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13065-015-0137-9
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author Volpe, Maria Grazia
Nazzaro, Melissa
Di Stasio, Michele
Siano, Francesco
Coppola, Raffaele
De Marco, Anna
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Nazzaro, Melissa
Di Stasio, Michele
Siano, Francesco
Coppola, Raffaele
De Marco, Anna
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description BACKGROUND: The analysis of mineral elements composition was determined in three wild edible herbs (Cichorium intybus L., Sonchus asper L. and Borago officinalis) collected in seven different sampling sites which were characterized by different pollution grade. The detection of mineral elements (Ca, K, Mg and Na), micronutrients (Cu, Fe, Li, Mn and Zn) and heavy metals (As, Cd, Hg, Ni and Pb) was performed. RESULTS: The results obtained show that in most cases a direct relationship appeared between the amount of elements and the sampling sites. The highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in samples grown in polluted soils. These evaluations showed that contaminants in plants may reflect the environmental state in which they develop. CONCLUSION: The examined species are a good source of mineral elements and micronutrients, making them particularly adapt to integrate a well-balanced diet. The accumulation of heavy metals showed that contaminants in plants may reflect the environmental state in which they develop. Results showed high concentrations of heavy metals in samples taken in locations characterized by high human activity and in some samples from the local market, of which no one knows the collection area.
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spelling pubmed-46059692015-10-16 Content of micronutrients, mineral and trace elements in some Mediterranean spontaneous edible herbs Volpe, Maria Grazia Nazzaro, Melissa Di Stasio, Michele Siano, Francesco Coppola, Raffaele De Marco, Anna Chem Cent J Research Article BACKGROUND: The analysis of mineral elements composition was determined in three wild edible herbs (Cichorium intybus L., Sonchus asper L. and Borago officinalis) collected in seven different sampling sites which were characterized by different pollution grade. The detection of mineral elements (Ca, K, Mg and Na), micronutrients (Cu, Fe, Li, Mn and Zn) and heavy metals (As, Cd, Hg, Ni and Pb) was performed. RESULTS: The results obtained show that in most cases a direct relationship appeared between the amount of elements and the sampling sites. The highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in samples grown in polluted soils. These evaluations showed that contaminants in plants may reflect the environmental state in which they develop. CONCLUSION: The examined species are a good source of mineral elements and micronutrients, making them particularly adapt to integrate a well-balanced diet. The accumulation of heavy metals showed that contaminants in plants may reflect the environmental state in which they develop. Results showed high concentrations of heavy metals in samples taken in locations characterized by high human activity and in some samples from the local market, of which no one knows the collection area. Springer International Publishing 2015-10-14 /pmc/articles/PMC4605969/ /pubmed/26473007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13065-015-0137-9 Text en © Volpe et al. 2015 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
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Siano, Francesco
Coppola, Raffaele
De Marco, Anna
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