Metabolite Analysis of Camellia oleifera Fruit Pericarp Using UPLC-MS/MS: A Comparative Study of Three Oil Tea Varieties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Quality Control Analysis
2.2. Partial Least-Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA)
2.3. Differential Metabolite Screening
2.4. KEGG Annotation and Enrichment Analysis
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Data Analysis
4.2. Plant Materials
4.3. Sample Preaparation and Extraction
4.4. UPLC-MS/MS Conditions
4.5. ESI-Q TRAP-MS/MS
4.6. Metabolite Identification and Quantification
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Metabolite Class I | Quantity | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Flavonoids | 277 | 24.80% |
Phenolic acids | 221 | 19.79% |
Lipids | 108 | 9.67% |
Others | 100 | 8.95% |
Amino acids and their derivatives | 93 | 8.33% |
Organic acids | 83 | 7.43% |
Nucleotides and their derivatives | 59 | 5.28% |
Alkaloids | 57 | 5.10% |
Lignans and coumarins | 52 | 4.66% |
Tannins | 44 | 3.94% |
Terpenoids | 23 | 2.06% |
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Chen, S.; Xu, J.; Qu, S.; Jiang, X.; Wang, G. Metabolite Analysis of Camellia oleifera Fruit Pericarp Using UPLC-MS/MS: A Comparative Study of Three Oil Tea Varieties. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 11973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252211973
Chen S, Xu J, Qu S, Jiang X, Wang G. Metabolite Analysis of Camellia oleifera Fruit Pericarp Using UPLC-MS/MS: A Comparative Study of Three Oil Tea Varieties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(22):11973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252211973
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Shengqun, Jiajuan Xu, Shuang Qu, Xia Jiang, and Gang Wang. 2024. "Metabolite Analysis of Camellia oleifera Fruit Pericarp Using UPLC-MS/MS: A Comparative Study of Three Oil Tea Varieties" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 22: 11973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252211973