1. Non-Polar Natural Products from Bromelia laciniosa, Neoglaziovia variegata and Encholirium spectabile (Bromeliaceae).
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Juvik OJ, Holmelid B, Francis GW, Lie Andersen H, de Oliveira AP, Gonçalves de Oliveira Júnior R, Guedes da Silva Almeida JR, and Fossen T
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- Droughts, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Metabolome, Plant Leaves chemistry, Biological Products chemistry, Bromeliaceae chemistry, Plant Extracts analysis, Plants, Edible chemistry
- Abstract
Extensive regional droughts are already a major problem on all inhabited continents and severe regional droughts are expected to become an increasing and extended problem in the future. Consequently, extended use of available drought resistant food plants should be encouraged. Bromelia laciniosa , Neoglaziovia variegata and Encholirium spectabile are excellent candidates in that respect because they are established drought resistant edible plants from the semi-arid Caatinga region. From a food safety perspective, increased utilization of these plants would necessitate detailed knowledge about their chemical constituents. However, their chemical compositions have previously not been determined. For the first time, the non-polar constituents of B. laciniosa , N. variegata and E. spectabile have been identified. This is the first thorough report on natural products from N. variegata , E. spectabile , and B. laciniosa . Altogether, 20 non-polar natural products were characterized. The identifications were based on hyphenated gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS) and supported by 1D and 2D Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) plant metabolomics., Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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- 2017
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