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Angelica Stem: A Potential Low-Cost Source of Bioactive Phthalides and Phytosterols.
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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) [Molecules] 2018 Nov 23; Vol. 23 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 23. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Chinese Angelica is a significant medical plant due to the various therapeutic constituents in its root; whereas the aerial part is considered worthless and often discarded as agricultural waste. In this work, phytochemicals from the stem were first systematically analyzed by means of GC⁻MS after derivatization and HPLC⁻MS/MS in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. Phthalides, ferulic acid, and coniferyl ferulate were detected in the stem; although their content is relatively low in comparison with the root. Some specific compounds, such as p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, protocatechuic acid, caffeic acid, 4-hydroxyphenyl-1, 2-ethanediol, thymol- β -d-glucopyranoside, etc. and a significant amount of phytosterols (1.36 mg/g stem, mainly β-sitosterol) were detected in the stem. The extracted oil from the stem contained a considerable amount of phthalides (48.5 mg/g), β -sitosterol (56.21 mg/g), and stigmasterol (14.03 mg/g); no other bioactive compounds were found that could be potentially used as pharmaceuticals or additives to healthcare food.
- Subjects :
- Benzofurans isolation & purification
Benzofurans pharmacology
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Molecular Structure
Phytosterols isolation & purification
Phytosterols pharmacology
Plant Extracts isolation & purification
Plant Extracts pharmacology
Plant Roots chemistry
Angelica chemistry
Benzofurans chemistry
Phytosterols chemistry
Plant Extracts chemistry
Plant Stems chemistry
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1420-3049
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30477097
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23123065