期刊
BIOMOLECULES
卷 12, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom12101528
关键词
acylserotonins; Citrus limon; Rutaceae; citrus species; branched fatty acids; plant lipids; seeds; antioxidant properties
资金
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland [N19/DBS/000009, MPK: 19000882]
- National Science Centre and Tango grant [UMO-2015/19/D/NZ9/00060]
- National Centre for Research and Development [TANGO-IV-A/0017/2019-00]
- EU [POWR.03.02.00-00-I004/16]
Previously unknown compounds were discovered in lemon and other citrus species seeds, mainly saturated acyl-N omega-methylserotonins. These compounds exhibited antioxidant properties and were found in the inner seed coat.
We have found 15 previously unknown compounds in seeds of lemon and other citrus species, such as tangerine, grapefruit and pomelo. The structure of these compounds was characterized by HR-MS spectrometry, fluorescence spectroscopy and chemical synthesis. These compounds were predominantly long-chain (C20-C25), saturated acyl-N omega-methylserotonins with the main contribution of C22 and C24 homologues, usually accounting for about 40% and 30% of all acylserotonins, respectively. The other, previously undescribed, minor compounds were branched-chain acylserotonins, as well as normal-chain acylserotonins, recently found in baobab seed oil. Within the seed, acylserotonins were found nearly exclusively in the inner seed coat, where probably their biosynthesis proceeds. On the other hand, lemon seedlings contained only trace amounts of these compounds that were not found in adult leaves. The compounds identified in the present studies were shown to have antioxidant properties in vitro, using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. In the investigated reaction in hexane, Me-C22 and Me-C24-serotonins were less active than n-C22 and n-C24-serotonins and delta-tocopherol, while branched-chain acylserotonins (iso-C21 and -C25) showed higher antioxidant activity than all the normal-chain compounds. On the other hand, all these compounds showed a similar but considerably lower antioxidant activity in acetonitrile than in hexane.
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