Chemometric evaluation of inorganic and organic parameters found in Rosaceae plants proposed as food supplements

[en] This study discusses the organic and inorganic composition of young inflorescence tissues of seven medical plants from the Prunus, Malus, and Chaenomeles families. These plants contain bioactive compounds with antioxidant and cytotoxic properties, and the study determined 29 elements, including essential and potentially harmful ones, established correlations with inorganic and organic compounds, as well as antioxidative and cytotoxic effects. The elemental patterns show that the plants contribute beneficial essential elements to the human diet. The levels of toxic elements in the plants are within safe limits set by the World Health Organization for medicinal herbs. The results confirmed genus- and species-specific uptake and accumulation. Positive correlations between d-block metals and alkaline earth metals in the inflorescences were found alongside statistically significant differences between analyte categories regarding macro-, micro- and trace elements and bioactive compounds. These correlations need to be considered when giving dietary recommendations or advice for uses as home-remedies

Disciplines :

Chemistry

Author, co-author :

Zeiner, Michaela

Cindrić, Iva Juranović

Nemet, Ivan

Šola, Ivana

Fiedler, Heidelore ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Chimie analytique, organique et biologique

Language :

English

Title :

Chemometric evaluation of inorganic and organic parameters found in Rosaceae plants proposed as food supplements

Publication date :

2024

Journal title :

Food Chemistry: X

eISSN :

2590-1575

Publisher :

Elsevier

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Pages :

101248

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