Widely-Targeted Metabolomics of Flavonoids

Widely-Targeted Metabolomics of Flavonoids

Flavonoids refer to a class of compounds with chromone ring and benzene ring as the basic structure of the general term, is a plant in the long-term process of natural selection of some secondary metabolites, widely present in the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits of higher plants. Flavonoids are the most critical phytochromes for flower coloring, producing petal pigments to attract pollinators and acting as chemical messengers, physiological regulators, and cell cycle inhibitors.

Lifeasible has extensive experience serving the plant research community. We use an LC-MS/MS-based platform and MRM gold standard for quantification, as well as internal and external isotopic standards for absolute quantification of a wide range of flavonoids in our clients' samples.

Widely-Targeted Metabolomics of Flavonoids

Classes and roles of flavonoids

Flavonoids are numerous, complex, and diverse in structure, including flavonoids and flavonols, dihydroflavonoids and dihydroflavonols, isoflavonoids and isoflavonols, flavanols, anthocyanins, biflavonoids, chalcones, etc. Flavonoids have a wide range of physiological and biochemical roles. They have essential preventive and curative values against human diseases such as anti-tumor, anti-cardiovascular, antibacterial, and antiviral effects, immunomodulatory effects, anti-radiation effects, and so on.

We provide a database of detectable flavonoids

NO. Representative substance
1 Rutin
2 Phloretin
3 Pomiferin
4 Hesperitin
5 Liquiritigenin
6 Pelargonidin 3-O-glucoside
7 Ginkgo biflavones
8 Formononetin
9 Theaflavins
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Applied directions

  • Nutritional value of fruits and vegetables.
  • Identification of active ingredients of medicinal plants.
  • Plant growth and development, adversity stress, nutritional color.
  • Plant insect resistance, plant disease resistance.
  • Flower ornamental value.
  • Food health care value.

Advantages of our technology

  • Self-constructed database. Self-constructed database of flavonoid standards to ensure accurate and reliable qualitative results.
  • Qualitative accuracy. Based on the standard development method, the secondary spectra of metabolites in the samples and the secondary spectra of the standards are checked individually.
  • Stable detection. Multiple quality control to provide high-quality data.
  • High specificity. Optimized pre-treatment of flavonoids, suitable chromatographic and mass spectrometric detection conditions, and standard validation for each item.
  • High sensitivity. Highly sensitive mass spectrometry system realizes accurate identification of flavonoids at deficient levels.

Sample requirements

Sample type Various plant tissues and liquid samples.
Sample volume   Fresh 2 g, dry 1 g, lyophilized 250 mg, liquid 500 µL.
Storage and transportation Store in liquid nitrogen or -80 °C. Adequate amount of dry ice for transportation; avoid repeated freezing and thawing.

Our technology routes

Fig. 2. Our technology route - Lifeasible

Lifeasible is an industry leader in plant research, and we provide high-quality analytical services for plants based on our advanced plant biotechnology. Customer satisfaction is our unchanging service philosophy. We would like to work with you to explore new areas of plant science and accelerate your discoveries. If you are interested in us, please feel free to contact us.

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