Analytically Unsupervised Metabolomic Profile of the Premium Malgasy Pepper Voatsiperifery (<i>Piper borbonense</i>): Identification of Marker Components.

ABSTRACT: The berries of Piper borbonense (Miq.) C. DC., a wild vine native to Madagascar, are prized for their distinctive aroma and flavor, considered superior to the ones of the domesticated peppers (P. nigrum L., P. longum L.). The scarcity of studies on P. borbonense, locally known as voatsipérifery, makes it difficult to secure the identity of its berries and complement its sensory analysis. This supports the need for a comprehensive phytochemical investigation utilizing complementary analytical techniques. Headspace gas chromatography highlighted differences in the "volatilome" of P. borbonense and P. nigrum, while an untargeted metabolomic analysis, based on the LC-MS²-based feature-based molecular networking tool, annotated different clas

SUBMITTER: Serino E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023040 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature