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- Title
Metabolomic analysis and ecofriendly enrichment of sunflower meal extract.
- Authors
do Nascimento, Talita Pimenta; Ladeira, Karine Campos; de Sousa Bezerra, Fernanda; Barros Santos, Millena Cristina; Pinheiro de Souza, Thaiza Serrano; Cameron, L. C.; Larraz Ferreira, Mariana Simões; Bello Koblitz, Maria Gabriela
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: The presence of phenolic compounds in sunflower is well reported in the literature; however, knowledge is scarce when it comes to the composition of other secondary metabolites in this species and their by-products. This work evaluated, for the first time, the phytochemical composition of sunflower meal produced in Brazil. A combination of mixture design and central composite rotatable design 2³ models was then applied to maximize the recovery of bioactive compounds using ecologically friendly solvents and concentrating by applying activated carbon, a sustainable adsorbent. The product of this extraction-concentration was also evaluated by an untargeted metabolomic approach using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. RESULTS: A diverse and abundant profile of phenolic compounds was obtained from Brazilian sunflower meal: in total, 51 natural products were tentatively identified, 35 of which for the first time in sunflower. The sorption capacity of the activated charcoal, in the optimized process conditions, was effective in the separation and concentration of minority secondary metabolites. The ecofriendly extract proved to be enriched in plumberoside, p-coumaric acid, and alkaloids. CONCLUSIONS: Investigation of the phytochemical profile of sunflower meal produced in Brazil pointed to several secondary metabolites reported for the first time in sunflower samples, including phenolic compounds, alkaloids, and terpenes. The use of activated charcoal in an alkaline medium as an adsorbent for the concentration of these phytochemicals, from an aqueous extract, generated a potentially cost-effective, ecofriendly extract, enriched in minor metabolites, indicating a possible innovative way to selectively obtain these compounds from sunflower meal.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; SUNFLOWER meal; SUNFLOWERS; LIQUID chromatography-mass spectrometry; METABOLOMICS; METABOLITES; ACTIVATED carbon
- Publication
Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture, 2023, Vol 103, Issue 3, p1161
- ISSN
0022-5142
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jsfa.12210