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Variability of Secondary Metabolites of the Species Cichorium intybus L. from Different Habitats

The principal aim of this paper is to show the influence of soil characteristics on the quantitative variability of secondary metabolites. Analysis of phenolic content, flavonoid concentrations, and the antioxidant activity was performed using the ethanol and ethyl acetate plant extracts of the spec...

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Autores principales: Zlatić, Nenad M., Stanković, Milan S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5620594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28891986
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants6030038
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description The principal aim of this paper is to show the influence of soil characteristics on the quantitative variability of secondary metabolites. Analysis of phenolic content, flavonoid concentrations, and the antioxidant activity was performed using the ethanol and ethyl acetate plant extracts of the species Cichorium intybus L. (Asteraceae). The samples were collected from one saline habitat and two non-saline habitats. The values of phenolic content from the samples taken from the saline habitat ranged from 119.83 to 120.83 mg GA/g and from non-saline habitats from 92.44 to 115.10 mg GA/g. The amount of flavonoids in the samples from the saline locality varied between 144.36 and 317.62 mg Ru/g and from non-saline localities between 86.03 and 273.07 mg Ru/g. The IC(50) values of antioxidant activity in the samples from the saline habitat ranged from 87.64 to 117.73 μg/mL and from 101.44 to 125.76 μg/mL in the samples from non-saline habitats. The results confirmed that soil types represent a significant influence on the quantitative content of secondary metabolites. The greatest concentrations of phenols and flavonoids and the highest level of antioxidant activity were found in the samples from saline soil. This further corroborates the importance of saline soil as an ecological factor, as it is proven to give rise to increased biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and related antioxidant activity.
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spelling pubmed-56205942017-10-03 Variability of Secondary Metabolites of the Species Cichorium intybus L. from Different Habitats Zlatić, Nenad M. Stanković, Milan S. Plants (Basel) Communication The principal aim of this paper is to show the influence of soil characteristics on the quantitative variability of secondary metabolites. Analysis of phenolic content, flavonoid concentrations, and the antioxidant activity was performed using the ethanol and ethyl acetate plant extracts of the species Cichorium intybus L. (Asteraceae). The samples were collected from one saline habitat and two non-saline habitats. The values of phenolic content from the samples taken from the saline habitat ranged from 119.83 to 120.83 mg GA/g and from non-saline habitats from 92.44 to 115.10 mg GA/g. The amount of flavonoids in the samples from the saline locality varied between 144.36 and 317.62 mg Ru/g and from non-saline localities between 86.03 and 273.07 mg Ru/g. The IC(50) values of antioxidant activity in the samples from the saline habitat ranged from 87.64 to 117.73 μg/mL and from 101.44 to 125.76 μg/mL in the samples from non-saline habitats. The results confirmed that soil types represent a significant influence on the quantitative content of secondary metabolites. The greatest concentrations of phenols and flavonoids and the highest level of antioxidant activity were found in the samples from saline soil. This further corroborates the importance of saline soil as an ecological factor, as it is proven to give rise to increased biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and related antioxidant activity. MDPI 2017-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5620594/ /pubmed/28891986 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants6030038 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title Variability of Secondary Metabolites of the Species Cichorium intybus L. from Different Habitats
title_full Variability of Secondary Metabolites of the Species Cichorium intybus L. from Different Habitats
title_fullStr Variability of Secondary Metabolites of the Species Cichorium intybus L. from Different Habitats
title_full_unstemmed Variability of Secondary Metabolites of the Species Cichorium intybus L. from Different Habitats
title_short Variability of Secondary Metabolites of the Species Cichorium intybus L. from Different Habitats
title_sort variability of secondary metabolites of the species cichorium intybus l. from different habitats
topic Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5620594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28891986
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants6030038
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