Investigation of Secondary Metabolites and Their Bioactive Potential in Various <i>Iris</i> Species and Cultivars Grown under Different Cultivation Conditions.

ABSTRACT: This study analyzed the bioactive secondary metabolites in leaves and roots with rhizomes of various Iris species and cultivars (subgenus Iris and Limniris) grown under different conditions. Plants were cultivated in aeroponics and hydroponics and treated with a feather hydrolysate as an alternative nutrient source or arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to promote metabolite production. Phytochemical profiling was performed by using UHPLC-HRMS/MS, aided by in silico fragmentation for compound identification. Chemometric analyses revealed differences in the metabolic profiles between plant parts, including upregulation of phenolic acids, steroids, and C-glycosyl xanthones in the leaves and of stilbenes, triterpenoids, and benzophenones in the roots with rhizomes.

SUBMITTER: Jaegerova T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593081 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature