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Title:		Profiles of Essential Oils and Correlations with Phenolic Acids and Primary Metabolites in Flower Buds of Magnolia heptapeta and Magnolia denudata var. purpurascens
Author(s):		Hyeon H; Hyun HB; Go B; Kim SC; Jung YH; Ham YM;
Address:		"Biodiversity Research Institute, Jeju Technopark, Seogwipo, Jeju 63608, Korea"
Journal Title:		Molecules
Year:		2021
Volume:		20211230
Issue:		1
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.3390/molecules27010221
ISSN/ISBN:		1420-3049 (Electronic) 1420-3049 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Magnolia flower buds are a source of herbal medicines with various active compounds. In this study, differences in the distribution and abundance of major essential oils, phenolic acids, and primary metabolites between white flower buds of Magnolia heptapeta and violet flower buds of Magnolia denudata var. purpurascens were characterised. A multivariate analysis revealed clear separation between the white and violet flower buds with respect to primary and secondary metabolites closely related to metabolic systems. White flower buds contained large amounts of monoterpene hydrocarbons (MH), phenolic acids, aromatic amino acids, and monosaccharides, related to the production of isoprenes, as MH precursors, and the activity of MH synthase. However, concentrations of beta-myrcene, a major MH compound, were higher in violet flower buds than in white flower buds, possibly due to higher threonine levels and low acidic conditions induced by comparatively low levels of some organic acids. Moreover, levels of stress-related metabolites, such as oxygenated monoterpenes, proline, and glutamic acid, were higher in violet flower buds than in white flower buds. Our results support the feasibility of metabolic profiling for the identification of phytochemical differences and improve our understanding of the correlated biological pathways for primary and secondary metabolites"
Keywords:		"Computational Biology/methods Flowers/*chemistry/metabolism Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Hydroxybenzoates/*analysis/chemistry Magnolia/*chemistry/metabolism Metabolic Networks and Pathways Metabolome Metabolomics/methods Molecular Weight Oils, Vol;"
Notes:		"MedlineHyeon, Hyejin Hyun, Ho Bong Go, Boram Kim, Sung Chun Jung, Yong-Hwan Ham, Young-Min eng Switzerland 2022/01/12 Molecules. 2021 Dec 30; 27(1):221. doi: 10.3390/molecules27010221"