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Influence of the Growing Conditions on the Flavonoids and Phenolic Acids Influence of the growing conditions on the flavonoids and phenolic acids accumulation in amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) leaves Influencia de las condiciones de crecimiento en la acumulación de flavonoids y ácidos fenólicos en hojas de amaranto (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) Ana P. Barba de la Rosa1 , Antonio de León-Rodríguez1 , Bente Laursen2, and Inge S. Fomsgaard2,‡ 1 Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT). Camino a la Presa San José 2055, Col. Lomas 4 sección. 78216, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México. 2 Aarhus University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Agroecology. AU Flakkebjerg Forsøgsvej 1 4200 Slagelse, Denmark. ‡ Corresponding author ([email protected]) SUMMARY RESUMEN Phytochemicals or phenolic compounds are Los f itoquímicos o compuestos fenólicos son important natural bioactive molecules that plants importantes moléculas bioactivas naturales que las accumulate in response to environmental conditions plantas acumulan en respuesta a las condiciones and may exert benef icial effects on health by protecting ambientales y que pueden ejercen efectos benéf icos humans against many diseases. The aim of this work para la salud protegiendo a los humanos de muchas was to analyze the influence of biotic and abiotic enfermedades. El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar stress on the accumulation of flavonoids and phenolic la influencia del estrés biótico y abiótico en la acids on leaves of two cultivars of Amaranthus acumulación de flavonoides y ácidos fenólicos en las hypochondriacus, which are differentiated by the colour hojas de dos cultivares de Amaranthus hypochondriacus of their leaves (red or green). Phenolic compounds diferenciadas por el color de sus hojas (rojas y verdes). Los compuestos fenólicos fueron extraídos empleando were extracted using the accelerated solvent extraction la extracción de solvente acelerado (ESA) y analizados (ASE) method and their identif ication was carried out mediante LC-MS. La rutina fue el principal flavonoide by LC-MS analysis. Rutin was the main flavonoid en hojas de amaranto; las más altas concentraciones in amaranth leaves; the highest concentrations were se encontraron en la especie de hoja verde cuando las found in green leaves when plants were subjected plantas fueron sometidas a estrés (9715 μg g-1). Los -1 to stress (9715 μg g ). Phenolic acids were minor ácidos fenólicos fueron los compuestos minoritarios; compounds; ferulic acid was only present in red leaves el ácido ferúlico sólo se encontró en hojas rojas -1 (0.5 μg g ) and p-coumaric acid only in green leaves (0.5 μg g-1) y el ácido p-cumárico solo en hojas verdes -1 (0.7 μg g ). Our results indicate that leaves from (0.7 μg g-1). Los resultados indican que las hojas de A. hypochondriacus, the main species that produce A. hypochondriacus, la principal especie productora edible seeds, are a good source of phytochemical de semillas comestibles, son una fuente rica de compounds and their accumulation could be driven by compuestos f itoquímicos y su acumulación podría ser the growing conditions. dirigida por las condiciones de cultivo. Index words: abiotic stress, accelerated Palabras clave: estrés abiótico, extracción solvent extraction, biotic stress, electrospray acelerada con solvente, estrés biótico, electrospray mass spectrometry, high performance liquid espectrometría de masas, cromatografía líquida de chromatography, phenolic compounds. alta resolución, compuestos fenólicos. Recommended citation: Received: April 23, 2019. Barba de la Rosa, A. P., A. de León-Rodríguez, B. Laursen, and I. S. Accepted: June 27, 2019. Fomsgaard. 2019. Influence of the growing conditions on the flavonoids and Published in Terra Latinoamericana 37: 449-457. phenolic acids accumulation in amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) leaves. Terra Latinoamericana 37: 449-457. DOI: https://doi.org/10.28940/terra.v37i4.541 450 TERRA LATINOAMERICANA VOLUME 37 NUMBER 4, 2019 INTRODUCTION Edible amaranth leaves are a nutritious vegetable; the flavour of cooked vegetable amaranth is claimed Phytochemicals are a heterogeneous group of to be equal or better than spinach. Amaranth leaves bioactive compounds; they belong to a class of plant are high in calcium, f ibre, niacin, and vitamin C secondary metabolites with a polyphenolic structure (Mnkeni et al., 2007). Green leaves from amaranth (Panche et al., 2016). The most studied are flavonoids, (Amaranthus cruentus L.) are considered as medicinal alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, tannins, and terpenoids plant mainly due to the content of several flavonoids (Cheynier et al., 2013). Phytochemicals have several such as dihydroquercetin (taxifolin), quercetin, rutin, functions in plants; they act as cell wall support and apigenin. In amaranth leaves are also found material (Neutelings, 2011), as colourful attractants for phenolic acids such as ferulic, caffeic, p-coumaric, birds and insects helping seed dispersal and pollination and chlorogenic acids (Kalinova and Dadakova, 2009; (Stevenson et al., 2016). They also are important in Kolesnikov and Gins, 2001). Amaranthus spinosus L. plant defence against different environmental stress is grown throughout India and is used as a medicinal conditions such as wounding, infection, and excessive plant for treating malaria and hepatic disorders; it light or UV irradiation (Berger et al., 2007; Bergquist also has anti-inflammatory and diuretic activity. et al., 2007; Altemimi et al., 2017). Constituents such as b-sitosterol, stigmasterol, rutin As part of the human diet, flavonoids are (Olajide et al., 2004; Suryavanshi et al., 2007), and claimed to exert protective effects against diseases cinnamoylphenethylamines such as feruloyltyramine such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer, among and feruloyldopamine have been reported in different other illnesses. They have several modes of action amaranth species (Pedersen et al., 2010). (antioxidative, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory or Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. is the main specie antibacterial) (Harborne and Williams, 2000; Cheynier used to produces edible seeds, which are high quality et al., 2013). Phenolic acids are considered to be free protein (rich in essential amino acids) and nutraceutical radical scavengers, and their antioxidant properties compounds as peptides with several activities such depend on their chemical structure (Jordão et al., as antihypertensive and cancer preventive (Silva- 2010). The use of plants as a source of phytochemicals Sánchez et al., 2008; Barba de la Rosa et al., 2010). has increased in the popularity of plant-based Seeds also contain polyphenols such as rutin and medicines leading to a new segment in horticultural nicotiflorin (Barba de la Rosa et al., 2009). Some crop production and agriculture to produce these cultivars of A. hypochondriacus have leaves with a compounds (Dillard and German, 2000; Parr and brilliant red colour, those leaves are rich in betacyanins, Bolwell, 2000; Pinhatti et al., 2010). compounds that have high potential as natural food Because bioactive compound prof ile in plants colorants and antioxidants (Cai et al., 2006), but there may change depending on the cultivation site, are some cultivars that presents green leaves and season, age of plants or species, several strategies no information on the flavonoids and phenolic acid have been undertaken to f ind practical approaches to composition of those cultivars have been reported so increase the yields of these molecules (Howard et al., far, neither the influence on their accumulation due to 2002, Cho et al., 2008; Sarker and Oka, 2018). The environmental stresses. Therefore, the objective of this applications of cell culture together with elicitation to work was to analyse qualitatively and quantitatively induce the synthesis of phenolic compounds as well the flavonoids and phenolic acids presents in leaves of as the selection of plant varieties that accumulate A. hypochondriacus L. cultivars (red and green leaves) high amount of these bioactives, are some examples and to investigate the effect of the growing conditions of alternatives for plant phytochemical production on the phenolic compounds accumulation. (Mulabagal and Tsay, 2004; Luna-Palencia et al., 2005; Camarena-Rangel et al., 2017). Understanding MATERIALS AND METHODS of how environmental factors affect the production of phytochemicals will be at great importance towards Amaranth Samples optimising f ield growth conditions for their maximal production (Briskin, 2000; Fraisse et al., 2007; Jordão A. hypochondriacus L. cv. Criolla with green et al., 2010). leaves and cv. Nutrisol with red leaves were germinated BARBA ET AL. INFLUENCE OF THE GROWING CONDITIONS ON THE FLAVONOIDS AND PHENOLIC ACIDS IN AMARANTH 451 in small pots contained Sunshine Mix 3 (SunGro were collected in vials and f illed to 50 mL with the Horticultural Ltd., Seba Beach, Canada). Three-week- eluent, then stored at -20 °C until chemical analysis. old seedlings were transferred to grown under four different environmental conditions: 1 = control plants: Chemical Analysis of Flavonoids and Phenolic in f ields outdoors under straight sunlight and soils Acids prepared for crop production; 2 = biotic stress: leaves from control plants showing more than 30% damage Before the flavonoid analysis, the extracts were caused by chewing herbivorous; 3 = biotic stress: f iltered on a Sartorius SRP 15 0.45 μm f ilter (PTFE plants grown in greenhouse under shade nettings, black membrane) and diluted with water
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