Affiliation:
1. College of Geography and Ecotourism, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
Abstract
This study aims to identify the differences in metabolites between Fructus Chebulae (FC) and Fructus Terminaliae Billericae (FTB). Untargeted metabolomics was used to analyze differentially expressed metabolites (DEMs) with ultra-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS). A grand total of 558 metabolites were detected, with 155 in positive ion mode and 403 in negative ion mode. Further differential analysis yielded 110 and 87 significantly different metabolites, which were mainly polyphenols, flavonoids, terpenoids, and alkaloids. Analysis of KEGG data showed that differentially expressed metabolites (DEMs) in both positive and negative ion modes were found to be enriched in 5 and 18 metabolic pathways, respectively, with metabolic pathways being the most enriched among them. In sum, this study reveals the differential metabolic profiles of FC and FTB and provides support for their further applications in traditional Chinese medicine.
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