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Ricardo F, Veríssimo AC, Maciel E, Domingues MR, Calado R. Fatty Acid Profiling as a Tool for Fostering the Traceability of the Halophyte Plant Salicornia ramosissima and Contributing to Its Nutritional Valorization. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:545. [PMID: 38498533 PMCID: PMC10891689 DOI: 10.3390/plants13040545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Salicornia ramosissima, commonly known as glasswort or sea asparagus, is a halophyte plant cultivated for human consumption that is often referred to as a sea vegetable rich in health-promoting n-3 fatty acids (FAs). Yet, the effect of abiotic conditions, such as salinity and temperature, on the FA profile of S. ramosissima remains largely unknown. These factors can potentially shape its nutritional composition and yield unique fatty acid signatures that can reveal its geographical origin. In this context, samples of S. ramosissima were collected from four different locations along the coastline of mainland Portugal and their FAs were profiled through gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The lipid extracts displayed a high content of essential FAs, such as 18:2n-6 and 18:3n-3. In addition to an epoxide fatty acid exclusively identified in samples from the Mondego estuary, the relative abundance of FAs varied between origin sites, revealing that FA profiles can be used as site-specific lipid fingerprints. This study highlights the role of abiotic conditions on the nutritional profile of S. ramosissima and establishes FA profiling as a potential avenue to trace the geographic origin of this halophyte plant. Overall, the present approach can make origin certification possible, safeguard quality, and enhance consumers' trust in novel foods.
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- Fernando Ricardo
- Laboratório para a Inovação e Sustentabilidade dos Recursos Biológicos Marinhos (ECOMARE), Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (A.C.V.); (E.M.)
- Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV-REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (A.C.V.); (E.M.)
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- Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (A.C.V.); (E.M.)
- Centro de Espetrometria de Massa, Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde (LAQV-REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Laboratório para a Inovação e Sustentabilidade dos Recursos Biológicos Marinhos (ECOMARE), Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Barreto A, Couto A, Jerónimo D, Laranjeira A, Silva B, Nunes C, Veríssimo ACS, Pinto DCGA, Dias J, Pacheco M, Costas B, Rocha RJM. Salicornia ramosissima Biomass as a Partial Replacement of Wheat Meal in Diets for Juvenile European Seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax). Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:614. [PMID: 38396582 PMCID: PMC10886228 DOI: 10.3390/ani14040614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The green tips of Salicornia ramosissima are used for human consumption, while, in a production scenario, the rest of the plant is considered a residue. This study evaluated the potential of incorporating salicornia by-products in diets for juvenile European seabass, partially replacing wheat meal, aspiring to contribute to their valorization. A standard diet and three experimental diets including salicornia in 2.5%, 5% and 10% inclusion levels were tested in triplicate. After 62 days of feeding, no significant differences between treatments were observed in fish growth performances, feeding efficiency and economic conversation ratio. Nutrient digestibility of the experimental diets was unaffected by the inclusion of salicornia when compared to a standard diet. Additionally, salicornia had significant modulatory effects on the fish muscle biochemical profiles, namely by significantly decreasing lactic acid and increasing succinic acid levels, which can potentially signal health-promoting effects for the fish. Increases in DHA levels in fish fed a diet containing 10% salicornia were also shown. Therefore, the results suggest that salicornia by-products are a viable alternative to partially replace wheat meal in diets for juvenile European seabass, contributing to the valorization of a residue and the implementation of a circular economy paradigm in halophyte farming and aquaculture.
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- André Barreto
- Riasearch Lda, Cais da Ribeira de Pardelhas, no. 21, 3870-168 Murtosa, Portugal; (D.J.); (A.L.); (B.S.); (R.J.M.R.)
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (A.C.); (C.N.); (B.C.)
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- Riasearch Lda, Cais da Ribeira de Pardelhas, no. 21, 3870-168 Murtosa, Portugal; (D.J.); (A.L.); (B.S.); (R.J.M.R.)
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- Riasearch Lda, Cais da Ribeira de Pardelhas, no. 21, 3870-168 Murtosa, Portugal; (D.J.); (A.L.); (B.S.); (R.J.M.R.)
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- Riasearch Lda, Cais da Ribeira de Pardelhas, no. 21, 3870-168 Murtosa, Portugal; (D.J.); (A.L.); (B.S.); (R.J.M.R.)
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (A.C.); (C.N.); (B.C.)
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (A.C.S.V.); (D.C.G.A.P.)
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (A.C.S.V.); (D.C.G.A.P.)
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- Sparos Lda, Área Empresarial de Marim, Lote C, 8700-221 Olhão, Portugal;
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- CESAM, Departamento de Biologia, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; (A.C.); (C.N.); (B.C.)
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS-UP), Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Riasearch Lda, Cais da Ribeira de Pardelhas, no. 21, 3870-168 Murtosa, Portugal; (D.J.); (A.L.); (B.S.); (R.J.M.R.)
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Martins-Noguerol R, Matías L, Pérez-Ramos IM, Moreira X, Francisco M, Pedroche J, DeAndrés-Gil C, Gutiérrez E, Salas JJ, Moreno-Pérez AJ, Davy AJ, Muñoz-Vallés S, Figueroa ME, Cambrollé J. Soil physicochemical properties associated with the yield and phytochemical composition of the edible halophyte Crithmum maritimum. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 869:161806. [PMID: 36707001 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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There is growing interest in the consumption of halophytes due to their excellent nutritional profile and antioxidant properties, and their cultivation offers viable alternatives in the face of irreversible global salinization of soils. Nevertheless, abiotic factors strongly influence their phytochemical composition, and little is known about how growing conditions can produce plants with the best nutritional and functional properties. Crithmum maritimum is an edible halophyte with antioxidant properties and considerable potential for sustainable agriculture in marginal environments. However, it is found naturally in contrasting habitats with variable soil physicochemical properties and the extent to which edaphic factors can influence plant performance, accumulation of phytochemicals and their quality remains unknown. We investigated the influence of soil physicochemical properties (texture, pH, electrical conductivity, organic matter content and mineral element concentrations) on growth and reproductive performance, nutritional traits, and the accumulation of specific metabolites in C. maritimum. Soil, leaf and seed samples were taken from eight C. maritimum populations located on the southern coasts of Spain and Portugal. We found greater vegetative growth and seed production in coarser, sandier soils with lower microelement concentrations. The nutritional traits of leaves varied, with soil organic matter and macronutrient content associated with reduced leaf Na, protein and phenolic (mainly flavonoid) concentrations, whereas soils with lower pH and Fe concentrations, and higher clay content yielded plants with lower leaf Zn concentration and greater accumulation of hydroxycinnamic acids. The nutritional value of the seed oil composition appeared to be enhanced in soils with coarser texture and lower microelement concentrations. The accumulation of specific phenolic compounds in the seed was influenced by a wide range of soil properties including texture, pH and some microelements. These findings will inform the commercial cultivation of C. maritimum, particularly in the economic exploitation of poorly utilized, saline soils.
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- Raquel Martins-Noguerol
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Profesor García González s/n, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain; Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS-CSIC), P.O. Box 1052, 41080 Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain.
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Profesor García González s/n, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS-CSIC), P.O. Box 1052, 41080 Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
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- Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Apdo. 28, 36080 Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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- Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Apdo. 28, 36080 Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa (IG-CSIC), Building 46, UPO Campus, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa (IG-CSIC), Building 46, UPO Campus, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS-CSIC), P.O. Box 1052, 41080 Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa (IG-CSIC), Building 46, UPO Campus, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa (IG-CSIC), Building 46, UPO Campus, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Agronomía, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville 41013, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Profesor García González s/n, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Profesor García González s/n, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Mesa-Marín J, Mateos-Naranjo E, Carreiras J, Feijão E, Duarte B, Matos AR, Betti M, Del Rio C, Romero-Bernal M, Montaner J, Redondo-Gómez S. Interactive Temperature and CO 2 Rise, Salinity, Drought, and Bacterial Inoculation Alter the Content of Fatty Acids, Total Phenols, and Oxalates in the Edible Halophyte Salicornia ramosissima. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1395. [PMID: 36987083 PMCID: PMC10058463 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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In this work, we studied the combined effect of increased temperature and atmospheric CO2, salt and drought stress, and inoculation with plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the growth and some nutritional parameters of the edible halophyte Salicornia ramosissima. We found that the increase in temperature and atmospheric CO2, combined with salt and drought stresses, led to important changes in S. ramosissima fatty acids (FA), phenols, and oxalate contents, which are compounds of great importance for human health. Our results suggest that the S. ramosissima lipid profile will change in a future climate change scenario, and that levels of oxalate and phenolic compounds may change in response to salt and drought stress. The effect of inoculation with PGPR depended on the strains used. Some strains induced the accumulation of phenols in S. ramosissima leaves at higher temperature and CO2 while not altering FA profile but also led to an accumulation of oxalate under salt stress. In a climate change scenario, a combination of stressors (temperature, salinity, drought) and environmental conditions (atmospheric CO2, PGPR) will lead to important changes in the nutritional profiles of edible plants. These results may open new perspectives for the nutritional and economical valorization of S. ramosissima.
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- Jennifer Mesa-Marín
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET—Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network Associated Laboratory, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET—Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network Associated Laboratory, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ARNET—Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network Associated Laboratory, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
- BioISI—Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Genomics Group, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Seville, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, 41009 Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain
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Hulkko LSS, Rocha RM, Trentin R, Fredsgaard M, Chaturvedi T, Custódio L, Thomsen MH. Bioactive Extracts from Salicornia ramosissima J. Woods Biorefinery as a Source of Ingredients for High-Value Industries. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1251. [PMID: 36986939 PMCID: PMC10056203 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Salt-tolerant plants, also known as halophytes, could provide a novel source of feedstock for biorefineries. After harvesting fresh shoots for food, the lignified fraction of Salicornia ramosissima J. Woods could be used to produce bioactive botanical extracts for high-value industries such as nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and biopharmaceuticals. The residual fraction after extraction can be further used for bioenergy or lignocellulose-derived platform chemicals. This work analysed S. ramosissima from different sources and growth stages. After pre-processing and extractions, the obtained fractions were analysed for their contents of fatty acids, pigments, and total phenolics. Extracts were also evaluated for their in vitro antioxidant properties and inhibitory effect towards enzymes related to diabetes, hyperpigmentation, obesity, and neurogenerative diseases. The ethanol extract from the fibre residue and the water extract from completely lignified plants showed the highest concentration of phenolic compounds along with the highest antioxidant potential and enzyme-inhibitory properties. Hence, they should be further explored in the context of biorefinery.
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- RIASEARCH, Lda., Cais da Ribeira de Pardelhas 21, 3870-168 Murtosa, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- AAU Energy, Aalborg University, Niels Bohrs Vej 8, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark
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- AAU Energy, Aalborg University, Niels Bohrs Vej 8, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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Nutritional lipidomics for the characterization of lipids in food. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2023. [PMID: 37516469 DOI: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2022.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Lipids represent one out of three major macronutrient classes in the human diet. It is estimated to account for about 15-20% of the total dietary intake. Triacylglycerides comprise the majority of them, estimated 90-95%. Other lipid classes include free fatty acids, phospholipids, cholesterol, and plant sterols as minor components. Various methods are used for the characterization of nutritional lipids, however, lipidomics approaches become increasingly attractive for this purpose due to their wide coverage, comprehensiveness and holistic view on composition. In this chapter, analytical methodologies and workflows utilized for lipidomics profiling of food samples are outlined with focus on mass spectrometry-based assays. The chapter describes common lipid extraction protocols, the distinct instrumental mass-spectrometry based analytical platforms for data acquisition, chromatographic and ion-mobility spectrometry methods for lipid separation, briefly mentions alternative methods such as gas chromatography for fatty acid profiling and mass spectrometry imaging. Critical issues of important steps of lipidomics workflows such as structural annotation and identification, quantification and quality assurance are discussed as well. Applications reported over the period of the last 5years are summarized covering the discovery of new lipids in foodstuff, differential profiling approaches for comparing samples from different origin, species, varieties, cultivars and breeds, and for food processing quality control. Lipidomics as a powerful tool for personalized nutrition and nutritional intervention studies is briefly discussed as well. It is expected that this field is significantly growing in the near future and this chapter gives a short insight into the power of nutritional lipidomics approaches.
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Ameixa OMCC, Rebelo J, Silva H, Pinto DCGA. Gall midge Baldratia salicorniae Kieffer (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) infestation on Salicornia europaea L. induces the production of specialized metabolites with biotechnological potential. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2022; 200:113207. [PMID: 35460711 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Saltmarsh plants have several defense mechanisms against threatening abiotic conditions, such as salinity, inundation, or exposure to intense radiation, less is known regarding response to insect pests attack. Salicornia europaea L. plant stands are produced as cash crops in Portuguese coastal areas. In 2017, these crops suffered significant attacks from a gall midge fly (Baldratia salicorniae Kieffer), reducing its economic value. To understand how this attack influenced S. europaea chemical composition, infested and non-infested branches were collected, and their extracts were analysed by GS-MS and UHPLC-MS. Results revealed that different degrees of infestations displayed different chemical composition. Several compounds were for the first time identified in S. europaea, such as, arachidic acid, alpha-tocopherol, henicos-1-ene, and squalene. Most evident results were the reduced amount of alkanes in the infested conditions, which seems to be a direct consequence of insect infestation. Several compounds identified in the infested branches are known to have negative effects on insect larvae by reducing larval growth (linoleic acid) or increasing insect mortality (oleic acid). Halophyte plants production is increasing and it is accompanied by the urge to develop early control strategies against potential pests. These strategies may include ecological friendly solutions such as endogenous production of specialized metabolites to retrieve plant self-defences. Further, our results showed that B. salicorniae herbivory also induced the production of higher number of specialized metabolites with important known biological activities. In years in which high infestations reduce organoleptic qualities for fresh consumption plants can be used in biorefinery industries for metabolite extraction.
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- Olga M C C Ameixa
- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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Martins-Noguerol R, Matías L, Pérez-Ramos IM, Moreira X, Muñoz-Vallés S, Mancilla-Leytón JM, Francisco M, García-González A, DeAndrés-Gil C, Martínez-Force E, Millán-Linares MDC, Pedroche J, Figueroa ME, Moreno-Pérez AJ, Cambrollé J. Differences in nutrient composition of sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) grown in different habitats and optimally controlled growing conditions. J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Biological and Agronomic Traits of the Main Halophytes Widespread in the Mediterranean Region as Potential New Vegetable Crops. HORTICULTURAE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8030195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Salinity is one of the oldest and most serious environmental problems in the world. The increasingly widespread salinization of soils and water resources represents a growing threat to agriculture around the world. A strategy to cope with this problem is to cultivate salt-tolerant crops and, therefore, it is necessary to identify plant species that are naturally adapted to high-salinity conditions. In this review, we focus our attention on some plant species that can be considered among the most representative halophytes of the Mediterranean region; they can be potential resources, such as new or relatively new vegetable crops, to produce raw or minimally processed (or ready-to-eat) products, considering their nutritional properties and nutraceuticals. The main biological and agronomic characteristics of these species and the potential health risks due to mycotoxigenic fungi have been analyzed and summarized in a dedicated section. The objective of this review is to illustrate the main biological and agronomical characteristics of the most common halophytic species in the Mediterranean area, which could expand the range of leafy vegetables on the market.
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Rey F, Melo T, Lopes D, Couto D, Marques F, Domingues MDRM. Applications of lipidomics in marine organisms: Progresses, challenges and future perspectives. Mol Omics 2022; 18:357-386. [DOI: 10.1039/d2mo00012a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Marine ecosystems comprise a high diversity of life forms, such as algae, invertebrates, and vertebrates. These organisms have adapted their physiology according to the conditions of the environments in which...
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Kehelpannala C, Rupasinghe T, Hennessy T, Bradley D, Ebert B, Roessner U. The state of the art in plant lipidomics. Mol Omics 2021; 17:894-910. [PMID: 34699583 DOI: 10.1039/d1mo00196e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Lipids are a group of compounds with diverse structures that perform several important functions in plants. To unravel and better understand their in vivo functions, plant biologists have been using various lipidomic technologies including liquid-chromatography (LC)-mass spectrometry (MS). However, there are still significant challenges in LC-MS based plant lipidomics, which need to be addressed. In this review, we provide an overview of the key developments in LC-MS based lipidomic approaches to detect and identify plant lipids with emphasis on areas that can be further improved. Given that the cellular lipidome is estimated to contain hundreds of thousands of lipids,1,2 many of the lipid structures remain to be discovered. Furthermore, the plant lipidome is considered to be significantly more complex compared to that of mammals. Recent technical developments in mass spectrometry have made the detection of novel lipids possible; hence, approaches that can be used for plant lipid discovery are also discussed.
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- Cheka Kehelpannala
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
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- Agilent Technologies Australia Pty Ltd, 679 Springvale Road, Mulgrave, VIC 3170, Australia
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- Agilent Technologies Australia Pty Ltd, 679 Springvale Road, Mulgrave, VIC 3170, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
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Sea Purslane as an Emerging Food Crop: Nutritional and Biological Studies. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11177860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Halophyte plants are highly adapted to salt marsh ecosystems due to their physiological and ecological characteristics. Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen is one abundant halophyte shrub that belongs to a Chenopodiaceae family and Caryophyllales order and is found on sandy or muddy coastlines and salt marshes. In this study, the leaves of sea purslane (H. portulacoides) grown in Figueira da Foz (Portugal) were characterized at nutritional and mineral concentration. Moreover, different methanolic extracts were obtained from the leaves, and the antioxidant activity was assessed by several methods. From a nutritional point of view, this halophyte plant may be considered a good source of dietary fiber, protein, natural minerals such as calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper, and potassium. The primary sugar found in leaves of sea purslane is maltose, followed by sucrose, glucose, and fructose. Finally, leaves showed a high content of phenolic compounds and considerable antioxidant activity. The novel products butter and pasta enriched with powder dried leaves of H. portulacoides revealed the plant’s potential to be used as a salt substitute and a good alternative to enhance the sensory characteristics of products, with additional health benefits. The nutritional characteristics and the phytochemical value highlight H. portulacoides as a potential candidate crop in saline agriculture and to be used as a new vegetable, especially as a premium food in the novel “salty veggies” market or as a kitchen salt substitute.
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LED Lighting and High-Density Planting Enhance the Cost-Efficiency of Halimione Portulacoides Extraction Units for Integrated Aquaculture. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11114995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that can be used to extract dissolved inorganic nutrients from saline aquaculture effluents under a production framework commonly known as Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA). Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen (common name: sea purslane) is an edible saltmarsh halophyte traditionally consumed by humans living near coastal wetlands and is considered a promising extractive species for IMTA. To better understand its potential for IMTA applications, the present study investigates how artificial lighting and plant density affect its productivity and capacity to extract nitrogen and phosphorous in hydroponic conditions that mimic aquaculture effluents. Plant growth was unaffected by the type of artificial lighting employed—white fluorescent lights vs. blue-white LEDs—but LED systems were more energy-efficient, with a 17% reduction in light energy costs. Considering planting density, high-density units of 220 plants m−2 produced more biomass per unit of area (54.0–56.6 g m−2 day−1) than did low-density units (110 plants m−2; 34.4–37.1 g m−2 day−1) and extracted more dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus. Overall, H. portulacoides can be easily cultivated hydroponically using nutrient-rich saline effluents, where LEDs can be employed as an alternative to fluorescent lighting and high-density planting can promote higher yields and extraction efficiencies.
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Jerónimo D, Lillebø AI, Maciel E, Domingues MRM, Cremades J, Calado R. Unravelling the fatty acid profiles of different polychaete species cultured under integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA). Sci Rep 2021; 11:10812. [PMID: 34031455 PMCID: PMC8144190 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90185-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Polychaetes can be successfully employed to recover otherwise wasted nutrients present in particulate organic matter (POM) of aquaculture effluents. The present study describes the fatty acid (FA) profile of four different polychaete species cultured in sand filters supplied with effluent water from a marine fish farm. The FA profile of cultured and wild Hediste diversicolor was compared and revealed a ≈ 24.2% dissimilarity, with cultured biomass displaying a higher content in two essential n-3 highly unsaturated FA (HUFA) (EPA [20:5 n-3] and DHA [22:6 n-3]—eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid, respectively). The comparison of the FA profile of cultured H. diversicolor with that of other polychaete species whose larvae successfully settled on the sand filters (Diopatra neapolitana, Sabella cf. pavonina and Terebella lapidaria) revealed that their FA profile, which is here described for the first time, displayed high levels of EPA and DHA (≈ 1.5–4.8 and 1.0–1.1 µg mg−1 DW, respectively). The highest concentration of total FA per biomass of polychaete was recorded in H. diversicolor and T. lapidaria, with both species being the ones whose FA profiles revealed a lowest level of dissimilarity and more closely resembled that of the aquafeed used in the fish farm. In the present work it was demonstrated that it is possible to produce polychaetes biomass with high nutritional value through an eco-design concept such as integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA). Indeed, this framework promotes a cleaner production and, in this specific case, allowed to recover essential fatty acids that are commonly wasted in aquaculture effluents.
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- Daniel Jerónimo
- ECOMARE & CESAM & Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- ECOMARE & CESAM & Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- ECOMARE & CESAM & Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.,Centro de Espectrometria de Massa, LAQV REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- ECOMARE & CESAM & Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.,Centro de Espectrometria de Massa, LAQV REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Coastal Biology Research Group (BioCost), Facultad de Ciencias & CICA, Universidade da Coruña, 15071, A Coruña, Spain
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- ECOMARE & CESAM & Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Jerónimo D, Lillebø AI, Cremades J, Cartaxana P, Calado R. Recovering wasted nutrients from shrimp farming through the combined culture of polychaetes and halophytes. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6587. [PMID: 33758242 PMCID: PMC7988113 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85922-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The bioremediation and biomass production of organic extractive organisms (polychaetes Arenicola marina, Hediste diversicolor and halophyte Salicornia ramosissima) was assessed in an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) framework. Culture trials were performed outdoors using the nutient rich effluent from a shrimp farm employing recirculated aquaculture systems. Similar bioremediation efficiencies were obtained in cultures using a single polyculture tank (1 T) or two trophic levels separated tanks (2 T; ≈ 0.3 and 0.6 m2 operational area, respectively), with a reduction of 74-87% for particulate organic matter (POM), 56-64% for dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and 60-65% for dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP). Hediste diversicolor adapted well to culture conditions, reaching densities up to 5.000 ind. m-2 (≈ 78-98 g m-2). Arenicola marina failed to cope with water temperature that exceeded the species thermal limits, displaying a survival < 10% (20 °C often pointed as the maximum thermal threshold for this species). Productivity of S. ramosissima with 1 T was about twice that obtained with 2 T (≈ 150-170 and ≈ 60-90 g FW m-2 edible aboveground biomass, respectively). The yellowish coloration of cultured plants was likely due to the chemical oxidation and rapid sand filtration pre-treatment applied to the brackish groundwater used in the aquaculture facility, that removed iron (and probably other essential elements). Overall, 1 T design combining H. diversicolor and S. ramosissima displayed the best bioremediation performance and biomass production, while also allowing reducing in half the operational area required to implement this IMTA framework.
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- Daniel Jerónimo
- grid.7311.40000000123236065ECOMARE and CESAM and Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- grid.7311.40000000123236065ECOMARE and CESAM and Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- grid.8073.c0000 0001 2176 8535Coastal Biology Research Group (BioCost), Facultad de Ciencias and CICA, Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- grid.7311.40000000123236065ECOMARE and CESAM and Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- grid.7311.40000000123236065ECOMARE and CESAM and Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Martins-Noguerol R, Cambrollé J, Mancilla-Leytón JM, Puerto-Marchena A, Muñoz-Vallés S, Millán-Linares MC, Millán F, Martínez-Force E, Figueroa ME, Pedroche J, Moreno-Pérez AJ. Influence of soil salinity on the protein and fatty acid composition of the edible halophyte Halimione portulacoides. Food Chem 2021; 352:129370. [PMID: 33652199 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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As the worldwide population continues to rise, so does global demand for agricultural production. This scenario of uncertain food supply is exacerbated by the high salinization of soils worldwide, a serious constraint to crop productivity. In this context, there is an increasing need for alternative sustainable crops. Halophytes are thought to be a promising alternative food source due to their natural ability to grow in saline soils and their multiple potential uses in the food industry. In this study, the protein and fatty acid content of the halophyte Halimione (Atriplex) portulacoides (L.) was studied in different saline conditions. Although more studies are needed to explore the nutritional properties of H. portulacoides, the data presented here suggest that this halophyte should be considered as a promising food crop for saline agriculture.
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- R Martins-Noguerol
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain.
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Duarte B, Caçador I, Matos AR. Lipid landscape remodelling in Sarcocornia fruticosa green and red physiotypes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 157:128-137. [PMID: 33113484 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Under certain abiotic conditions (elevated irradiance, temperature and sediment salinity) observed mostly during the Mediterranean summer, the halophyte Sarcocornia fruticosa suffers a metabolic shift evidenced by a red coloration, evidencing the presence of two physiotypes (green and red). Previous works indicated that this metabolic shift has severe implications in the primary photochemistry of this species, impairing the light and carbon harvesting. Under stress plants have lower light use efficiencies and are more prone to photoinhibition, and thus this metabolic shift is essential for this species to deal with the high light intensities characteristic from this time of the year. Nevertheless, the fatty acid and lipid remodelling in green and red S. fruticosa physiotypes was not previously evaluated nor its relations with this metabolic shift. The evaluation of the lipid landscape suggests several lipid and fatty acid remodelling when comparing both red and green physiotype, as strategies to overcome stress. The galactolipids of the red physiotype suffer several changes aiming to keep chloroplast membrane structural and functional stability during water stress and can also be related to an improvement of the plants response to osmotic stress. At the phospholipid level, a readjustment of its fatty acid profiles was also observable. This remodelling allows the plants to adjust membrane fluidity the imposed osmotic stress, being this action transversal to choroplastidial, extraplastidial, and involves the action of the different phospholipids. Additionally, neutral lipids (NLs) also appear to play a role in osmotic stress adaptation, with an increase content in C18 fatty acids in the red physiotype. The resulting lipid landscape in both physiotypes presents very specific signatures that can be used as biomarkers to track this kind of metabolic shifts, in future studies with similar species.
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- Bernardo Duarte
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal; BioISI - Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Plant Functional Genomics Group, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal
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Zanella L, Vianello F. Functional Food from Endangered Ecosystems: Atriplex portulacoides as a Case Study. Foods 2020; 9:foods9111533. [PMID: 33114436 PMCID: PMC7692200 DOI: 10.3390/foods9111533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Biodiversity is a reservoir of potential sources of novel food and feed ingredients with suitable compositions for the improvement of the diet and well-being of humans and farmed animals. The halophyte Atriplex portulacoides occurs in habitats that are exposed to seawater inundations, and shows biochemical adaptations to saline and oxidative stresses. Its composition includes long chain lipids, sterols, phenolic compounds, glutathione and carotenoids. These organic compounds and micronutrients, such as Fe, Zn, Co and Cu, make this plant suitable as an optimal functional food that is potentially able to reduce oxidative stress and inflammatory processes in humans and animals. Indeed, many of these compounds have a protective activity in humans against cardiovascular pathologies, cancer, and degenerative processes related to aging. The analysis of its history as food and forage, which dates back thousands of years, attests that it can be safely consumed. Here, the limits of its chemical and microbiological contamination are suggested in order to comply with the European regulations. The productivity of A. portulacoides in natural environments, and its adaptability to non-saline soils, make it a potential crop of high economic interest.
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Custódio M, Maciel E, Domingues MR, Lillebø AI, Calado R. Nutrient availability affects the polar lipidome of Halimione portulacoides leaves cultured in hydroponics. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6583. [PMID: 32313165 PMCID: PMC7171145 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63551-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Halophytes are increasingly regarded as suitable extractive species and co-products for coastal Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) and studying their lipidome is a valid means towards their economic valorization. Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen edible leaves are rich in functional lipids with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical relevance and the present study aimed to investigate the extent to which its lipidome remains unchanged under a range of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations typical of aquaculture effluents. Lipidomics analysis, done by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry, identified 175 lipid species in the lipid extract of leaves: 140 phospholipids (PLs) and 35 glycolipids (GLs). Plants irrigated with a saline solution with 20-100 mg DIN-N L-1 and 3-15.5 mg DIP-P L-1 under a 1-week hydraulic retention time displayed a relatively stable lipidome. At lower concentrations (6 mg DIN-N L-1 and 0.8 mg DIP-P L-1), plants exhibited less PLs and GLs per unit of leaves dry weight and the GLs fraction of the lipidome changed significantly. This study reveals the importance of analyzing the lipidomic profile of halophytes under different nutritional regimens in order to establish nutrient-limitation thresholds and assure production conditions that deliver a final product with a consistent lipid profile.
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- Marco Custódio
- ECOMARE, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- ECOMARE, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
- ECOMARE, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
- Mass Spectrometry Center, Department of Chemistry & QOPNA & LAQV - Requinte, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- ECOMARE, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
- Mass Spectrometry Center, Department of Chemistry & QOPNA & LAQV - Requinte, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- ECOMARE, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- ECOMARE, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Maciel E, Domingues P, Domingues MRM, Calado R, Lillebø A. Halophyte plants from sustainable marine aquaponics are a valuable source of omega-3 polar lipids. Food Chem 2020; 320:126560. [PMID: 32203828 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Marine aquaponics is a promising sustainable approach for the production of profitable crops such as halophytes. However, the effect of this culture approach on the lipid composition of halophytes remains unknown. In this work, we contrasted the polar lipidome of Salicornia ramosissima and Halimione portulacoides when produced in marine aquaponics (effluent from a super-intensive flatfish aquaculture production), with that of conspecifics from donor wild populations. Phospholipids and glycolipids were identified and quantified by LC-MS and MS/MS and their profile statistically analysed. Halophytes produced in aquaponics have higher levels of glycolipids with n-3 fatty acids (DGDG 36:3; SQDG 36:3; MGDG 36:6) compared with the donor wild populations. In the case of H. portulacoides, a significant increase of phospholipids bearing n-3 fatty acids (most in PC and PE) was also recorded. These lipids have potential applications in food, feed and pharmaceutical industries, contributing to the valorization of halophytes produced under sustainable aquaculture practices.
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- Elisabete Maciel
- ECOMARE, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Mass Spectrometry Center, QOPNA/LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departement of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Mass Spectrometry Center, QOPNA/LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departement of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Mass Spectrometry Center, QOPNA/LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departement of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; CESAM, Departement of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- ECOMARE, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- ECOMARE, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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López-Pacheco IY, Salinas-Salazar C, Silva-Núñez A, Rodas-Zuluaga LI, Donoso-Quezada J, Ayala-Mar S, Barceló D, Iqbal HMN, Parra-Saldívar R. Removal and biotransformation of 4-nonylphenol by Arthrospira maxima and Chlorella vulgaris consortium. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 179:108848. [PMID: 31678727 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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4-Nonylphenol (4-NP) is an anthropogenic contaminant found in different environmental matrices that has an effect over the biotic and abiotic factors within the environment. Bioremediation by microorganisms can be used as a potential treatment to remove this pollutant. In this work, a consortium of two microorganisms, Arthrospira maxima and Chlorella vulgaris, was employed to remove 4-NP from water. The parameters analyzed included cell growth, removal of 4-NP, and 4-NP remnant in the biomass. In addition, the metabolites produced in the process by this consortium were identified. It was found that C. vulgaris is more resistant to 4-NP than A. maxima (cell growth inhibition by 4-NP of 99%). The consortium used in this study had an IC50 greater than any strain of microalgae or cyanobacteria reported for 4-NP removal (9.29 mg/L) and reduced up to 96% of 4-NP in water in the first 48 h of culture. It was also observed that there is a bio-transformation of 4-NP, comparable with the process carried out by another bacterium, in which three similar metabolites were found (4-(1-methyl-octyl)-4-hydroxy-cyclohex-2-enone, 4-nonyl-4-hydroxy-ciclohexa-2,5-dienone and 4-nonyl-4-hydroxy- ciclohex-2-enone) and one that is similar to plant metabolism (4-nonyl-(1-methyl,6,8-metoxy)-hydroxybenzene). These results indicate that microalgae and cyanobacteria consortium can be used to remove 4-NP from water.
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- Itzel Y López-Pacheco
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849, Monterrey, NL., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849, Monterrey, NL., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849, Monterrey, NL., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849, Monterrey, NL., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849, Monterrey, NL., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849, Monterrey, NL., Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain; ICRA, Catalan Institute for Water Research, University of Girona, Emili Grahit 101, Girona, 17003, Spain; Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849, Monterrey, NL., Mexico.
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849, Monterrey, NL., Mexico.
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