The Qualitative and Quantitative Compositions of Phenolic Compounds in Fruits of Lithuanian Heirloom Apple Cultivars

As the interest in heirloom cultivars of apple trees, their fruit, and processed products is growing worldwide, studies of the qualitative and quantitative composition of biological compounds are important for the evaluation of the quality and nutritional properties of the apples. Studies on the variations in the chemical composition of phenolic compounds characterized by a versatile biological effect are important when researching the genetic heritage of the heirloom cultivars in order to increase the cultivation of such cultivars in orchards. A variation in the qualitative and quantitative composition of phenolic compounds was found in apple samples of cultivars included in the Lithuanian collection of genetic resources. By the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method flavan-3-ols (procyanidin B1, procyanidin B2, procyanidin C2, (+)-catechin and (−)-epicatechin), flavonols (rutin, hyperoside, quercitrin, isoquercitrin, reynoutrin and avicularin), chlorogenic acids and phloridzin were identified and quantified in fruit samples of heirloom apple cultivars grown in Lithuania. The highest sum of the identified phenolic compounds (3.82 ± 0.53 mg/g) was found in apple fruit samples of the ‘Koštelė’ cultivar     

HESI-MS/MS Analysis of Phenolic Compounds from Calendula aegyptiaca Fruits Extracts and Evaluation of Their Antioxidant Activities

Considering medicinal plants as an inexhaustible source of active ingredients that may be easily isolated using simple and inexpensive techniques, phytotherapy is becoming increasingly popular. Various experimental approaches and analytical methods have been used to demonstrate that the genus Calendula (Asteraceae) has a particular richness in active ingredients, especially phenolic compounds, which justifies the growing interest in scientific studies on this genus’ species. From a chemical and biological viewpoint, Calendula aegyptiaca is a little-studied plant. For the first time, high-performance liquid chromatography combined with negative electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HPLC-HESI-MS) was used to analyze methanolic extracts of Calendula aegyptiaca (C. aegyptiaca) fruits. Thirty-five molecules were identified. Flavonoids (47.87%), phenolic acids (5.18%), and saponins (6.47%) formed the majority of these chemicals. Rutin, caffeic acid hexoside, and Soyasaponin βg’ were the most abundant molecules in the fruit methanolic extract, accounting for 17.49% of total flavonoids, 2.32 % of total phenolic acids, and 0.95% of total saponins, respectively. The antioxidant activity of the fruit extracts of C. aegyptiaca was investigated using FRAP, TAC, and DPPH as well as flavonoids and total phenols content. Because the phenolic components were more extractable using polar solvents, the antioxidant activity of the methanolic extract was found to be higher than that of the dichloromethane and hexane extracts. The IC50 value for DPPH of methanolic extract was found to be 0.041 mg·mL⁻¹. Our findings showed that C. aegyptiaca is an important source of physiologically active compounds.     

Phenolic Compounds from Viburnum cylindricum

Three novel quinic acid esters, i.e., neochlorogenic acid methyl ester ( 1 ), cryptochlorogenic acid methyl ester ( 2 ), and chlorogenic acid methyl ester ( 3 ), were isolated from Viburnum cylindricum. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis.     

Phenolic Compounds from Artemisia namanganica

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Phenolic Compounds from Carthamus tinctorius

The contents of quercetin, luteolin, apigenin, isorhamnetin, umbelliferone, and daphnoretin in common safflower and of acacetin in the flowers were determined based on the physical and chemical properties of the isolated substances.     

Laccase-Catalyzed Oxidative Polymerization of Phenolic Compounds

Enzymatic polymerization of phenolic compounds (catechol, resorcinol, and hydroquinone) was carried out using laccase. The mechanism of polymerization and the structures of the polymers were evaluated in terms of UV–Vis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The molecular weights of the produced polyphenols were determined with GPC. The results showed that the phenolic monomers firstly turned into quinone intermediates by laccase catalysis. Through further oxidation, the intermediates formed covalent bonds. Finally, catechol units were linked together with ether bonds, and both resorcinol and hydroquinone units were linked together with C-C bonds. The number-average molecular weights of the polyphenols ranged from 1,000 to 1,400 Da (corresponding to the degree of polymerization that varied from 10 to 12) with a lower polydispersity value of about 1.10, showing selective polymerization of phenolic compounds catalyzed by laccase.     

Phenolic Compounds of Salix acutifolia Bark

Column chromatography over silica gel and polyamide was used to isolate 14 phenolic substances from bark of sharp-leaved willow (Salix acutifolia Willd.). These included naringenin, prunin, (-)-salipurposide, (+)-catechin, isosalipurposide, 6-coumarylisosalipurposide, isosalipurpol (flavonoids), triandrin, syringin (phenylpropanoids), and salicyl alcohol (saligenin) and its derivatives acylsaligenin, salicin, salicortin, and tremulacin. Nine of these were isolated for the first time from this species. They were identified using UV, IR, NMR, and mass spectra, chemical transformations, and comparison with authentic samples.     

紫锥花种属中酚类化合物的HPLC分析

本文报道了一种测定紫锥花草药中咖啡酸、对羟基苯甲酸、对-香豆酸、原儿茶酸、丁香酸、阿魏酸、香草酸、咖啡奎尼酸、洋蓟酸、菊苣酸和紫锥花苷等11种酚类化合物的高效液相色谱分析方法。本法可应用于各种紫锥花草药中酚类化合物的测定。结果表明,在紫锥菊种属中含量最多的酚类化合物是菊苣酸、咖啡奎尼酸和紫锥花苷;在狭叶紫锥菊种属中含量较丰的是紫锥花苷和菊苣酸;而在白花紫锥菊种属中则以紫锥花苷以含量较多。     

Bioactive Phenolic Compounds from Peperomia obtusifolia

Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr., native to Middle America, is an ornamental plant also traditionally used for its mild antimicrobial properties. Chemical investigation on the leaves of P. obtusifolia resulted in the isolation of two previously undescribed compounds, named peperomic ester (1) and peperoside (2), together with five known compounds, viz. N-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-3,4-dihydroxybenzamide (3), becatamide (4), peperobtusin A (5), peperomin B (6), and arabinothalictoside (7). The structures of these compounds were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR techniques and HREIMS analyses. Compounds 1–7 were evaluated for their anthelmintic (against Caenorhabditis elegans), antifungal (against Botrytis cinerea, Septoria tritici and Phytophthora infestans), antibacterial (against Bacillus subtilis and Aliivibrio fischeri), and antiproliferative (against PC-3 and HT-29 human cancer cell lines) activities. The known peperobtusin A (5) was the most active compound against the PC-3 cancer cell line with IC₅₀ values of 25.6 µM and 36.0 µM in MTT and CV assays, respectively. This compound also induced 90% inhibition of bacterial growth of the Gram-positive B. subtilis at a concentration of 100 µM. In addition, compound 3 showed anti-oomycotic activity against P. infestans with an inhibition value of 56% by using a concentration of 125 µM. However, no anthelmintic activity was observed.     

Phenolic Compounds from Elsholtzia Bodinieri Van't

Seven phenolic compounds, including one new compound trans‐3,4,3′,5′‐tetrahydroxy‐4′‐methylstilbene 4‐O‐β‐D‐xylopyranosyl‐(1→6)‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside ( 1 ), together with six known compounds (+)‐hinokiol ( 2 ), 6‐hydroxy‐5,7‐dimethoxycoumarin ( 3 ), caffeic acid ( 4 ), vanillic acid ( 5 ), 4‐hydroxy‐2,6‐dimethoxyphenol‐1‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside ( 6 ) and 4‐allyl‐2,6‐dimethoxyphenol‐1‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside ( 7 ), were isolated from the root bark of Elsholtzia bodinieri Van't. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical evidence.     

Phenolic Compounds from Formosan Euphorbia tirucalli

Fourteen polyphenolic compounds were isolated from the 60% aqueous acetone extract of Formosan Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae). Two compounds, 5‐desgalloylstarchyurin and 3,3′,4‐tri‐O‐methyl‐4′‐O‐rutinosyl ellagic acid, were deduced by concerted application of 1D and 2D NMR methods, and reassigned their NMR data.     

微生物降解酚类污染物的研究进展

从降解酚类微生物筛选、影响酚类降解的因素、降解机制和降解动力学等方面综述了微生物降解酚类污染物的研究进展。微生物降解苯酚的代谢途径主要为厌氧途径和好氧途径。好氧条件下,苯酚首先被氧化成邻苯二酚中间态,然后在邻位或者间位发生苯环裂解反应。厌氧条件下,苯酚首先被微生物羧基化,然后发生脱羟基还原反应和开环裂解。微生物降解苯酚的霍尔丹方程模型的参数是多变的,所以微生物降解苯酚的动力学方程没有固定常数。     

Retention Mechanism of Phenolic Compounds in Subcritical Water Chromatography

The transfer enthalpies and entropies of hydroxyl and nitryl in different mobile phase systems were compared by van't Hoff curve. Results suggest that the presence of acetonitrile and methanol in the mobile phase may decrease the interaction of solute and stationary phase with respect to subcritical water, thereby reducing the contribution of enthalpy to the retention. Retention mechanisms of phenolic compound appear to be more similar in subcritical water and water/methanol systems on the PRP-1 column. Hydrogen bond in subcritical water system plays a very important role in the retention of the phenols.