Phytochemical Differentiation of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Metabolomic Studies

E Gikas, NS Koulakiotis, A Tsarbopoulos - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The metabolite profiling of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) from several countries was measured
by using ultra-performance liquid chromatography combined with high resolution mass …

Quantitative HPLC-based metabolomics of some Iranian saffron (Crocus sativus L.) accessions

M Vahedi, M Kabiri, SA Salami, H Rezadoost… - Industrial Crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The major bioactive compounds of saffron flowers are picrocrocin, and safranal, which
significantly contribute towards the quality of saffron. Nevertheless, the variation in the …

Discrimination of different parts of saffron by metabolomic‐based ultra‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with high‐definition mass spectrometry

S Xu, X Ge, S Li, X Guo, D Dai… - Chemistry & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the metabolite profiling of three different parts of Crocus sativus L. was
measured by using ultra‐performance liquid chromatography‐quadrupole time‐of‐flight …

Metabolomic fingerprinting of saffron by LC/MS: novel authenticity markers

M Guijarro-Díez, L Nozal, ML Marina… - Analytical and …, 2015 - Springer
An untargeted metabolomic approach using liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray
ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry was developed in this work to identify novel …

Comparative Metabolomics Analysis of Stigmas and Petals in Chinese Saffron (Crocus sativus) by Widely Targeted Metabolomics

L Zhou, Y Cai, L Yang, Z Zou, J Zhu, Y Zhang - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The dried stigmas of Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron, are consumed largely
worldwide because it is highly valuable in foods and has biological activities beneficial for …

Analysis of Saffron (Crocus sativus L. Stigma) Components by LC–MS–MS

RS Verma, D Middha - Chromatographia, 2010 - Springer
A liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric validated method was developed for
the detection of chemicals attributing color, flavor, taste and medicinal properties to saffron …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive chemotaxonomic analysis of saffron crocus tepal and stamen samples, as raw materials with potential antidepressant activity

J Mottaghipisheh, MM Sourestani, T Kiss… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Saffron crocus (Crocus sativus L.) has been widely grown in Iran. Its stigma is considered as
the most valuable spice for which several pharmacological activities have been reported in …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of analytical methods employed for quality assessment of Crocus sativus (saffron)

S Eghbali, F Farhadi, VR Askari - Food Chemistry: X, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reviews qualitative and quantitative analytical methodologies used for the
appraisal of saffron quality, as the most expensive spice. Due to the chemical diversity of …

[HTML][HTML] Non-targeted metabolomics and chemometrics for saffron (Crocus sativus L.) authentication and adulteration detection in relation to its anticholinesterase …

IY Younis, E Mohsen, RM Ibrahim, AR Fernie… - Food Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Saffron (Crocus sativus L.), is a spice of vulnerable medical importance. It is often
adulterated to lower its quality and efficacy. The present study sought to detect the level of …

Pattern recognition analysis of chromatographic fingerprints of Crocus sativus L. secondary metabolites towards source identification and quality control

G Aliakbarzadeh, H Sereshti, H Parastar - Analytical and Bioanalytical …, 2016 - Springer
Chromatographic fingerprinting is an effective methodology for authentication and quality
control of herbal products. In the presented study, a chemometric strategy based on …