Characterization of metabolite profiles of white and green spears of asparagus officinalis L. from Caoxian, East China

Jing Zhang; Fang Zhang; Danrui Li; Yuchen Liu; Bingjie Liu; Xianghong Meng

doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108869

Characterization of metabolite profiles of white and green spears of asparagus officinalis L. from Caoxian, East China

Food Res Int. 2020 Feb:128:108869. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108869. Epub 2019 Dec 2.

Authors

Jing Zhang¹, Fang Zhang², Danrui Li¹, Yuchen Liu³, Bingjie Liu⁴, Xianghong Meng⁵

Affiliations

¹ College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
² College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China. Electronic address: zhangfang@ouc.edu.cn.
³ Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
⁴ College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China. Electronic address: Liubj@ouc.edu.cn.
⁵ College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266003, China. Electronic address: mengxh@ouc.edu.cn.

PMID: 31955777
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108869

Abstract

China is the largest planting country of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) in the world. Caoxian, as the famous asparagus township in China, enjoys a reputation for producing asparagus with high yield and good quality, due to its unique geological characteristic. In this study, a method of reverse-phase ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (RP-UPLC-ESI-MS/MS) was established for profiling metabolites from three segments (tip, mid, and base) of 'Caoxian white and green Asparagus'. A total of 114 metabolites were identified, among them, 43 were found for the first time in this vegetable. Principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) was applied to provide an overview of the metabolite profiles of Caoxian asparagus and to separate different segments of spears. The variables most decisive to discriminate among segments included 9 of the metabolites tentatively identified. This study will help to improve the protection of Caoxian asparagus geographical indication.

Keywords: Asparagus officinalis L.; Metabolite profiling; Polar compounds; RP-UPLC-ESI-MS/MS; Tandem mass spectrometry.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agriculture
Amino Acids / chemistry
Asparagus Plant / chemistry*
Asparagus Plant / metabolism*
China
Chromatography, Liquid / methods
Coumaric Acids / chemistry
Flavonoids / chemistry
Hydroxybenzoates / chemistry
Lipids / chemistry
Multivariate Analysis
Peptides / chemistry
Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods

Substances

Amino Acids
Coumaric Acids
Flavonoids
Hydroxybenzoates
Lipids
Peptides
phenolic acid