Abstract
<p>The aim of the present study was to explore the possible metabolites in the methanolic extract of root, stem, groat and hull of the neutraceutical crop, <em>Fagopyrum tataricum</em> using GC-MS technique. From GC-MS metabolite profiling, over 90 different metabolites were identified among root, stem, groat and hull extract. The most prevailing compounds were 3, 3’, 4’, 5, 7-pentahydroflavone-3-rhamnoglucoside (71.94%) in groat, 9, 12-octadecadienoic acid (49.38%) in root, 6-octadecanoic acid, a steric acid (70.46%) in hull and Cis-9-hexadecanal (13.38%) in stem. Present investigation reveals that <em>F. tataricum</em> is an excellent source of many metabolites such as, fatty acids, hydrocarbons, steroids, terpenoids, esters, organic acids and aldehydes with excellent pharmaceutical properties. These results suggest that tartary buckwheat could be a promising alternative in the functional food sector and neutraceutical to improve social well-being and diminish malnutrition.</p>
Highlights
Fagopyrum tataricum - A dicot pseudocereal belongs to family Polygonaceae is a potential candidate due to its high neutraceutical properties
Plant material was harvested in triplicates for Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. 200 mg washed-blot dried leaf was frozen in liquid nitrogen and pulverized in chilled mortar pestle and derivatized as mentioned in Desbrosses et al, (2005)
Metabolite profiling was done among different parts of tartary buckwheat by GC-MS analysis
Summary
Fagopyrum tataricum (tartary buckwheat) - A dicot pseudocereal belongs to family Polygonaceae is a potential candidate due to its high neutraceutical properties. Buckwheat flour is glutenfree and is an important ingredient in diets or food products for people suffering from coeliac disease (Alvarez-Jubete et al, 2010). The buckwheat products are being produced for their medicinal properties such as “leaves” contain “antioxidants” is used for making tea, “groats” contain “fagopyritols” are used in soap industry. Isolation and structural analysis of these secondary metabolites from medicinal plants is a main thrust of natural product chemistry to identify and evaluate their therapeutic potential. In view of the above facts, the current study was focused to evaluate metabolite profiling by GC-MS to identify and quantify the phyto-chemotypes present in the extract of tartary buckwheat
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