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Influence of sulfur fumigation on the chemical constituents and antioxidant activity of buds of Lonicera japonica.

ABSTRACT: Lonicera japonica flos is widely used as a pharmaceutical resource and a commonly-employed ingredient in healthy food, soft beverages and cosmetics in China. Sometimes, sulfur fumigation is used during post-harvest handling. In this study, a comprehensive comparison of the chemical profile between sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated samples was conducted by HPLC fingerprints and simultaneous quantification of nine constituents, including secologanic acid, along with another eight usually-analyzed markers. Secologanic acid was destroyed, and its sulfonates were generated, whereas caffeoylquinic acids were protected from being oxidized. The residual sulfur dioxide in sulfur-fumigated samples was significantly higher than that in sun-dried samples, which might increase the potential incidence of toxicity to humans. Meanwhile, compared with sun-dried samples, sulfur-fumigated samples have significantly stronger antioxidant activity, which could be attributed to the joint effect of protected phenolic acids and flavonoids, as well as newly-generated iridoid sulfonates.

SUBMITTER: Guo AL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6271180 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Influence of sulfur fumigation on the chemical constituents and antioxidant activity of buds of Lonicera japonica.

Guo Ai-Li AL Chen Liang-Mian LM Wang Yan-Min YM Liu Xiao-Qian XQ Zhang Qi-Wei QW Gao Hui-Min HM Wang Zhi-Min ZM Xiao Wei W Wang Zhen-Zhong ZZ

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20141015 10

Lonicera japonica flos is widely used as a pharmaceutical resource and a commonly-employed ingredient in healthy food, soft beverages and cosmetics in China. Sometimes, sulfur fumigation is used during post-harvest handling. In this study, a comprehensive comparison of the chemical profile between sun-dried and sulfur-fumigated samples was conducted by HPLC fingerprints and simultaneous quantification of nine constituents, including secologanic acid, along with another eight usually-analyzed mar ...[more]

PMID: 25342552

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Influence of sulfur fumigation on the chemical constituents and antioxidant activity of buds of Lonicera japonica.

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