Metabolite Profiling of <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> Derived Food Supplements by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR-Based Metabolomics

<i>Helichrysum italicum</i> is a medicinal plant from the Mediterranean area, widely used in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant properties and for its preventive effects on microcirculation diseases. Due to these properties, it finds large appli...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:70cf4605e4f7468c8a360ee6b75173cd2021-11-11T18:35:31ZMetabolite Profiling of <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> Derived Food Supplements by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR-Based Metabolomics10.3390/molecules262166191420-3049https://doaj.org/article/70cf4605e4f7468c8a360ee6b75173cd2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/21/6619https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049<i>Helichrysum italicum</i> is a medicinal plant from the Mediterranean area, widely used in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant properties and for its preventive effects on microcirculation diseases. Due to these properties, it finds large applications in cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical fields. Additionally, hydroalcoholic extracts and mother tinctures based on <i>H. italicum</i> represent products with a high commercial value, widely distributed not only in drug stores but also on on-line markets. The different extraction procedures used can greatly affect the fingerprints of the extracts, resulting in a different qualitative or quantitative profile of the chemical constituents responsible for biological activity. The aim of the present study was to characterize the composition of bioactive compounds present in water-ethanol and glycerol extracts of <i>H. italicum</i> derived food supplements. Metabolite profiles of the extracts were obtained by <sup>1</sup>H NMR experiments and data were processed by multivariate statistical analysis to highlight differences in the extracts and to evidence the extracts with the highest concentrations of bioactive metabolites. In detail, this work highlights how derived food supplements of <i>H. italicum</i> obtained using ethanol-water mixtures ranging from 45% to 20% of ethanol represent the products with the highest amount of both primary (amino acids) and secondary metabolites including 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid (<b>9</b>), chlorogenic acid (<b>10</b>), 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (<b>11</b>), and kaempferol 3-<i>O</i>-glucopyranoside (<b>12</b>). Moreover, it is evident that the use of an ethanol-water mixture 20:80 is the most suitable method to afford the highest number of phenolic compounds, while food-derived supplements obtained by glycerol extraction are characterized by a high amount of β-glucose and α-glucose and a low content of phenolic compounds.Antonietta CerulliMilena MasulloSonia PiacenteMDPI AGarticlegreen extractions<i>Helichrysum italicum</i> derived food supplementsNMR metabolomicsmultivariate data analysisOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 6619, p 6619 (2021)
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topic green extractions
<i>Helichrysum italicum</i> derived food supplements
NMR metabolomics
multivariate data analysis
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle green extractions
<i>Helichrysum italicum</i> derived food supplements
NMR metabolomics
multivariate data analysis
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Antonietta Cerulli
Milena Masullo
Sonia Piacente
Metabolite Profiling of <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> Derived Food Supplements by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR-Based Metabolomics
description <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> is a medicinal plant from the Mediterranean area, widely used in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant properties and for its preventive effects on microcirculation diseases. Due to these properties, it finds large applications in cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical fields. Additionally, hydroalcoholic extracts and mother tinctures based on <i>H. italicum</i> represent products with a high commercial value, widely distributed not only in drug stores but also on on-line markets. The different extraction procedures used can greatly affect the fingerprints of the extracts, resulting in a different qualitative or quantitative profile of the chemical constituents responsible for biological activity. The aim of the present study was to characterize the composition of bioactive compounds present in water-ethanol and glycerol extracts of <i>H. italicum</i> derived food supplements. Metabolite profiles of the extracts were obtained by <sup>1</sup>H NMR experiments and data were processed by multivariate statistical analysis to highlight differences in the extracts and to evidence the extracts with the highest concentrations of bioactive metabolites. In detail, this work highlights how derived food supplements of <i>H. italicum</i> obtained using ethanol-water mixtures ranging from 45% to 20% of ethanol represent the products with the highest amount of both primary (amino acids) and secondary metabolites including 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid (<b>9</b>), chlorogenic acid (<b>10</b>), 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (<b>11</b>), and kaempferol 3-<i>O</i>-glucopyranoside (<b>12</b>). Moreover, it is evident that the use of an ethanol-water mixture 20:80 is the most suitable method to afford the highest number of phenolic compounds, while food-derived supplements obtained by glycerol extraction are characterized by a high amount of β-glucose and α-glucose and a low content of phenolic compounds.
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author Antonietta Cerulli
Milena Masullo
Sonia Piacente
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Milena Masullo
Sonia Piacente
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title Metabolite Profiling of <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> Derived Food Supplements by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR-Based Metabolomics
title_short Metabolite Profiling of <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> Derived Food Supplements by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR-Based Metabolomics
title_full Metabolite Profiling of <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> Derived Food Supplements by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR-Based Metabolomics
title_fullStr Metabolite Profiling of <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> Derived Food Supplements by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR-Based Metabolomics
title_full_unstemmed Metabolite Profiling of <i>Helichrysum italicum</i> Derived Food Supplements by <sup>1</sup>H-NMR-Based Metabolomics
title_sort metabolite profiling of <i>helichrysum italicum</i> derived food supplements by <sup>1</sup>h-nmr-based metabolomics
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/70cf4605e4f7468c8a360ee6b75173cd
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