Metabolomics analysis reveals metabolite changes during freeze-drying and oven-drying of Angelica dahurica
Scientific reports(2023)
Abstract
Angelica dahurica ( Angelica dahurica Fisch. ex Hoffm.) is widely used as a traditional Chinese medicine and the secondary metabolites have significant pharmacological activities. Drying has been shown to be a key factor affecting the coumarin content of Angelica dahurica . However, the underlying mechanism of metabolism is unclear. This study sought to determine the key differential metabolites and metabolic pathways related to this phenomenon . Liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) based targeted metabolomics analysis was performed on Angelica dahurica that were freeze-drying (− 80 °C/9 h) and oven-drying (60 °C/10 h). Furthermore, the common metabolic pathways of paired comparison groups were performed based on KEEG enrichment analysis. The results showed that 193 metabolites were identified as key differential metabolites, most of which were upregulated under oven drying. It also displayed that many significant contents of PAL pathways were changed. This study revealed the large-scale recombination events of metabolites in Angelica dahurica . First, we identified additional active secondary metabolites apart from coumarins, and volatile oil were significantly accumulated in Angelica dahurica . We further explored the specific metabolite changes and mechanism of the phenomenon of coumarin upregulation caused by temperature rise. These results provide a theoretical reference for future research on the composition and processing method of Angelica dahurica .
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Biochemistry,Biological techniques,Plant sciences,Science,Humanities and Social Sciences,multidisciplinary
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