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- Title
Untargeted Metabolomics Analysis Revealed the Major Metabolites in the Seeds of four Polygonatum Species.
- Authors
Qi, Jianjun; Wei, Jianhe; Liao, Dengqun; Ding, Zimian; Yao, Xia; Sun, Peng; Li, Xianen
- Abstract
Most Polygonatum species are widely used in China as a source of medicine and food. In this study, a UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS system was used to conduct an untargeted metabolomics analysis and compare the classes and relative contents of metabolites in the seeds of four Polygonatum species: P. sibiricum (Ps), P. cyrtonema (Pc), P. kingianum (Pk), and P. macropodium (Pm). The objectives of this study were to clarify the metabolic profiles of these seeds and to verify their medicinal and nutritional value via comparative analyses. A total of 873 metabolites were identified, including 185 flavonoids, 127 lipids, 105 phenolic acids, and 36 steroids. The comparative analysis of metabolites among Polygonatum seed samples indicated that flavonoids, steroids, and terpenoids were the main differentially abundant compounds. The results of principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering were consistent indicating that the metabolites in Ps and Pm are similar, but differ greatly from Pc and Pk. The data generated in this study provide additional evidence of the utility of Polygonatum seeds for producing food and medicine.
- Subjects
CHINA; METABOLITES; METABOLOMICS; PRINCIPAL components analysis; SEEDS; FLAVONOIDS; HIERARCHICAL clustering (Cluster analysis)
- Publication
Molecules, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 4, p1445
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules27041445