Author(s): MASSARIOLI, A. P.; SARTORI, A. G. de O.; JULIANO, F. F.; SANTOS, R. C. dos; RAMOS, J. P. C.; LIMA, L. M. de L.; ALENCAR, S. M. de

Summary: Peanut is an affordable legume known for its nutritional value and phenolic content. The kernel and skin of 14 peanut genotypes contrasting in drought tolerance had their phenolic profiles determined and reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging activity evaluated. Firstly, temperature and % EtOH to extract antioxidant phenolic compounds were optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). The optimized extraction conditions, 60 ºC and 35% EtOH for kernels and 40 ºC and 60% EtOH for skins, were further adopted, and phenolic compounds were identified and quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionizationquadrupole- time of flight-mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detector (HPLC-PDA). As a result, phenolic acids and glycosidic/non-glycosidic flavonoids were found. Principal component analysis was conducted, and the pairwise score plot of the skin extracts based on individual phenolic compounds showed a trend of genotype clustering based not only on drought tolerance but also on botanical type of germplasm. Therefore, our results demonstrate the status quo for antioxidant phenolic compounds of peanut genotypes contrasting in drought tolerance grown under natural field conditions.

Publication year: 2022

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Cotton

Keywords: Amendoim, Espécies reagentes ao oxigênio, Estresse hídrico, Flavonoids, Flavonóides, Groundnut, Metodologia, Reactive oxygen species, Response surface methodology, Superfície de resposta, Water stress