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FOODS
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods10081813
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antioxidants; bioactive compounds; Cynara cardunculus; flower head weight; phenolic compounds
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The study evaluated the effects of flower head order and GA(3) treatment on the levels of bioactive compounds in artichoke, finding that the flower head order and cultivar can impact the levels of hydroxycinnamic acids and luteolin derivatives, and that GA(3) treatment reduces hydroxycinnamic acid content but improves luteolin derivatives levels.
Flower head orders and the use of GA(3) (gibberellic acid) treatment could be two influencing factors determining the bioactive compound levels in artichoke, but little to no information is available about their effects. In this study, we have therefore evaluated the influence of these factors on the hydroxycinnamic acid and luteolin derivative levels in three categories of artichoke: Seed-propagated open-pollinated cultivars; vegetatively propagated cultivars; and seed-propagated hybrids. The hydroxycinnamic acids and luteolin derivatives were quantified by RP-HPLC-DAD. The average flower head weight was the lowest in tertiary heads and GA(3)-treated artichokes, followed by secondary and main heads. Moreover, the hydroxycinnamic acid and luteolin derivatives levels were significantly higher in tertiary heads than in secondary or main heads. In addition, the GA(3) treatment significantly reduced the hydroxycinnamic acid content and, in contrast, improved luteolin derivatives levels. These effects depended on the flower head order and cultivar. Knowledge of the effects of flower head order and GA(3) treatment is therefore key in order to achieve the greatest health-benefits from artichoke consumption.
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