Widely targeted metabolomics reveals the antioxidant and anticancer activities of different colors of Dianthus caryophyllus.

ABSTRACT: Carnation is edible flower that has potent antioxidant properties and is used in traditional Chinese medicinal system and food industry. The phytochemicals responsible for these various proprieties, however, are not fully understood. Thus, in order to recognize metabolite diversity and variability in carnation flowers of different colors and to discover key metabolites that contribute to the differences in antioxidant and anticancer activities, widely targeted LC-MS/MS-based metabolomics analysis was conducted on purple, green, yellow, and white carnation flowers. We identified and chemically categorized 932 metabolites. Metabolic compounds varied significantly with flower color. Several flavonoids, organic acids, phenolic acids, and nucleotides and their derivatives were found to be speci

SUBMITTER: Zhou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235515 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature