Effect of lactobacillus strains on phenolic profile, color attributes and antioxidant activities of lactic-acid-fermented mulberry juice

Phytochemistry, pharmacology, and clinical trials of Morus alba.

Mulberry (Morus alba L.) fruit has a high yield in one fruiting season in many countries, especially in Asia, and a long history of use as an edible fruit and traditional medicine. A great diversity of nutritive compounds such as fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds, including anthocyanins, rutin, quercetin, chlorogenic acid, and polysaccharides have been found in mulberry fruit depending on the cultivars and maturity stages. Furthermore, the extracts and active components of mulberry fruit have demonstrated numerous biological activities, including antioxidant, neuroprotective, antiatherosclerosis, immunomodulative, antitumor, antihyperglycemic, and hypolipidemic activities in in vitro and in vivo studies, and they have received increasing interest from researchers and pharmaceutical companies. Although some mechanistic studies further substantiate these potential health benefits of mulberry fruit, a need exists to make a better understanding of the roles of these compoun...

The Mulberry (Morus alba L.) Fruit—A Review of Characteristic Components and Health Benefits

Polyphenols comprise a large family of naturally occurring secondary metabolites of plant-derived foods and are among the principal micronutrients associated with the health beneficial effects of our diet. Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and, in the last few years, high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) is playing an important role in the research of polyphenols, not only for the determination of this family of compounds in food matrices, but also for the characterization and identification of new polyphenols, as well as the classification and authentication of natural extracts in the prevention of frauds. The purpose of this review is to describe recent advances in the LC-MS and LC-HRMS analysis and characterization of polyphenols in food focusing on the most relevant applications published in the last years. Trends regarding sample treatment, chromatographic separation, mass analyzers and chemometric approaches used in the determination and characterization of polyphenols will be addressed.

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Trends in LC-MS and LC-HRMS analysis and characterization of polyphenols in food

Recent advances and trends in the liquid-chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of flavonoids

Analysis and characterisation of phytochemicals in mulberry (Morus alba L.) fruits grown in Vojvodina, North Serbia

Morphological characterization of ‘Oblačinska’ sour cherry by multivariate analysis

Fatty acid and phenolic profiles of almond grown in Serbia.

The objective of this study was to determine and compare the sugar profile, distribution in fruits and leaves and sink-source relationship in three strawberry (‘Favette’, ‘Alba’ and ‘Clery’) and three blueberry cultivars (‘Bluecrop’, ‘Duke’ and ‘Nui’) grown in organic (OP) and integrated production systems (IP). Sugar analysis was done using high-performance anion-exchange chromatography (HPAEC) with pulsed amperometric detection (PAD). The results showed that monosaccharide glucose and fructose and disaccharide sucrose were the most important sugars in strawberry, while monosaccharide glucose, fructose, and galactose were the most important in blueberry. Source-sink relationship was different in strawberry compared to blueberry, having a much higher quantity of sugars in its fruits in relation to leaves. According to principal component analysis (PCA), galactose, arabinose, and melibiose were the most important sugars in separating the fruits of strawberries from blueberries, while panose, ribose, stachyose, galactose, maltose, rhamnose, and raffinose were the most important sugar component in leaves recognition. Galactitol, melibiose, and gentiobiose were the key sugars that split out strawberry fruits and leaves, while galactose, maltotriose, raffinose, fructose, and glucose divided blueberry fruits and leaves in two groups. PCA was difficult to distinguish between OP and IP, because the stress-specific responses of the studied plants were highly variable due to the different sensitivity levels and defense strategies of each cultivar, which directly affected the sugar distribution. Due to its high content of sugars, especially fructose, the strawberry cultivar ‘Clery’ and the blueberry cultivars ‘Bluecrop’ and ‘Nui’ could be singled out in this study as being the most suitable cultivars for OP.

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Comparison of Sugar Profile between Leaves and Fruits of Blueberry and Strawberry Cultivars Grown in Organic and Integrated Production System

In order to determine the overall degree of polymorphism and detect similarities among genotypes, 19 almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb) genotypes were studied. Variation in traits related to phenology, morphology, and fruit quality was observed, and the results indicated a high morphological diversity of almond genotypes. Th e majority of important correlations were determined among the traits representing nut size (nut width, nut length, nut thickness, and nut weight) and leaf size (leaf length, leaf width, and leaf area). Th e lack of correlation between kernel size and chemical compounds enables the creation of a new almond cultivar with large kernels and improved quality. Principal component analysis showed considerable phenotypic diversity among the almond genotypes. Parameters with high discriminating values were those related to nut, kernel, and leaf size; ripening time; and tree habit. Genotypes B/04, 1/03, and 28/03 were singled out as the most promising for breeding and commercial growing.

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Milica Fotirić Akšić

Papers

Analysis and characterisation of phytochemicals in mulberry (Morus alba L.) fruits grown in Vojvodina, North Serbia

Morphological characterization of ‘Oblačinska’ sour cherry by multivariate analysis

Fatty acid and phenolic profiles of almond grown in Serbia.

Comparison of Sugar Profile between Leaves and Fruits of Blueberry and Strawberry Cultivars Grown in Organic and Integrated Production System

Morphological and biochemical evaluation of selected almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb) genotypes in northern Serbia