NMR-based metabolomics to determine the fluctuation of metabolites in hydroponic purslane crops at different harvesting times

César Omar Montoya-García, Rosario García-Mateos, J. Jesús Magdaleno-Villar, Víctor Hugo Volke-Haller, Nemesio Villa-Ruano, L. Gerardo Zepeda-Vallejo, Elvia Becerra-Martínez

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Abstract

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) has a high content of nutrients and medicinal effects that depend on the genotype, harvesting time, and production system. The objective of the present research work was to elucidate the NMR-based metabolomics profiling of three native purslane cultivars from Mexico (Xochimilco, Mixquic, and Cuautla) grown under hydroponic conditions and harvested in three different times (32, 39, and 46 days after emergence). Thirty-nine metabolites identified in the 1H NMR spectra of aerial parts of purslane, 5 sugars, 15 amino acids, 8 organic acids, 3 caffeoylquinic acids, as well as 2 alcohols and 3 nucleosides, choline, O-phosphocholine and trigonelline were also detected. A total of 37 compounds were detected in native purslane from Xochimilco and Cuautla, whereas 39 compounds were detected in purslane from Mixquic. Principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) separated the cultivars into three clusters. Mixquic cultivar had the highest number of differential compounds (amino acids and carbohydrates), followed by Xochimilco and Cuautla cultivars, respectively. Changes in the metabolome were observed in latest times of harvest for all the cultivars studied. The differential compounds were glucose, fructose, galactose, pyruvate, choline, and 2-hydroxysobutyrate. The results obtained in this investigation may contribute to selecting the best cultivar of purslane and the best time in which the levels of nutrients are optimal.

Original languageEnglish
Article number112489
JournalFood Research International
Volume166
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • Cultivars
  • Hydroponic
  • Metabolomics
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
  • Portulaca oleracea L.
  • Principal component analysis (PCA)

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