Lipophilic metabolites of Spartina maritima and Puccinellia maritima involved in their tolerance to salty environments.

Lipophilic metabolites of Spartina maritima and Puccinellia maritima involved in their tolerance to salty environments. Chem Biodivers. 2020 Jul 14;: Authors: Faustino MV, Faustino A, Silva H, Silva A, Pinto D Abstract Spartina maritima and Puccinellia maritima are two fascinating but underexplored halophytic species, and herein is described their hexane extracts chemical profile. Terpenoids and sterols were the most abundant chemical group in both species. The second dominant class was alcohols and the third esters of fatty acids. The chemical lipophylic profile of both S. maritima and P. maritima is herein reported for the first time. Through the accomplished data, it is possible to conclude that these species are rich in essential compounds that can be relevant to endorse their use as nutraceuticals. Furthermore, through a principal component analysis, a clear differentiation between the taxa was achieved, which indicates that their response to salinity stress is different. That fact was confirmed by the pathway enrichment analysis, which showed that the induced changes in metabolic pathways vary in each species. PMID: 32662235 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: Chem Biodivers Source Type: research