Atriplex mollis Desf. Aerial Parts: Extraction Procedures, Secondary Metabolites and Color Analysis

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 23; no. 8; p. 1962
• Main Authors: Boutaoui, Nassima, Zaiter, Lahcene, Benayache, Fadila, Benayache, Samir, Cacciagrano, Francesco, Cesa, Stefania, Secci, Daniela, Carradori, Simone, Giusti, Anna Maria, Campestre, Cristina, Menghini, Luigi, Locatelli, Marcello
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 06-08-2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Acids; Atriplex; Atriplex mollis; Benzoic acid; Bioactive compounds; Carotenoids; Catechin; Chlorogenic acid; Chlorophyll; Color; color analysis; Constituents; Evaluation; Ferulic acid; Flavonoids; Gallic acid; High performance liquid chromatography; HPLC-PDA; Liquid chromatography; MAE; Metabolites; Monoterpenes; Naringenin; Organic chemistry; Phenolic acids; Phenols; Photodiodes; pigments; Rutin; Salinity tolerance; Secondary metabolites; SFE; Sinapic acid; MAE; HPLC-PDA; SFE; pigments; Atriplex mollis; color analysis
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules23081962

A method using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a photodiode array detector was proposed for the rapid characterization of different phenolic constituents from the extracts of
aerial parts.
species are known for their multiple biological activities, but no information is available in the literature about
. With the aim to firstly characterize the main secondary metabolites of this plant, so as to orient better the biological evaluation, we applied three different extraction procedures and compared the chromatographic results. Microwave-assisted extraction gave the best yield and recovery of important compounds such as gallic acid, catechin, chlorogenic acid,
-OH benzoic acid, rutin, sinapinic acid,
-ferulic acid, naringenin and benzoic acid. These constituents belong to three important chemical classes: phenolic acids, flavonoids and monoterpenes. Color evaluation and analysis of chlorophylls (a and b) and carotenoids complete the preliminary profile of this plant. From these analyses,
is a source of bioactive compounds (especially rutin,
-ferulic acid and gallic acid) and could be recommended as a plant of phyto-pharmaceutical relevance, opening new perspectives on this salt-tolerant plant.