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Quaternary ammonium compounds in roots and leaves of Capparis spinosa L. from Saudi Arabia and Italy: investigation by HPLC-MS and 1 H NMR.
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Natural product research [Nat Prod Res] 2019 May; Vol. 33 (9), pp. 1322-1328. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 May 21. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Capparis spinosa L. is a perennial plant typical of the Mediterranean flora and a multipurpose plant used for curing various human ailments. Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), as constituents of Capparaceae, play important roles in protecting against abiotic stress. Aim of this work was to determine QACs in root and leaves of caper from two proveniences. The presence of stachydrine, choline, glycine betaine and homo-stachydrine has been confirmed by high resolution MS, while <superscript>1</superscript> H NMR was applied to quantify the main QACs in the aqueous extracts. Stachydrine was quantified at 20.2 mg/g and 32.3 mg/g on dry leaves from South of Italy and Saudi Arabia, respectively, while a minor content was in dry roots (from 10.4 to 12.5 mg/g). Choline was considerably lower both in leaves and roots (from 0.3 to 1.2 mg/g). To our knowledge, this is the first report on the determination of QACs both in root and leaves of C. spinosa.
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- Choline analysis
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Humans
Italy
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mass Spectrometry
Plant Extracts analysis
Plant Extracts chemistry
Plants, Medicinal chemistry
Proline analogs & derivatives
Proline analysis
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds chemistry
Saudi Arabia
Capparis chemistry
Plant Leaves chemistry
Plant Roots chemistry
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds analysis
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1478-6427
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Natural product research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29781300
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2018.1475376