Detection of flavokavins (A, B, C) in cultivars of kava (Piper methysticum) using high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC)
Lebot Vincent, Do T.K.T., Legendre Laurent. 2014. .
ARTICLE, (2014 ) - PUBLISHEDVERSION - English (en-GB)
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Audience : RESEARCHERS
Subject
Q04 - Composition des produits alimentaires, Q03 - Contamination et toxicologie alimentaires, U30 - Méthodes de recherche, F60 - Physiologie et biochimie végétale, Piper methysticum, Flavonoïde, Identification, Composition des aliments, Composition chimique, Chromatographie en couche mince, Qualité, Lactone, Chalcone, Hépatotoxine, Toxicité, Contrôle de qualité, Collection de matériel génétique, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5918, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2964, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3791, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10961, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1794, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_14858, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6400, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4145, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28283, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24552, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7826, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6401, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36739, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5159
Domains
Foncier, Kava, Chimie
Description
Kava (Piper methysticum) is used to prepare the traditional beverage of the Pacific islands. In Europe, kava has been suspected to cause hepatoxicity with flavokavin B (FKB) considered as a possible factor. The present study describes an HPTLC protocol for rapid screening of samples. The objectives are: to detect the presence of flavokavins in extracts and to compare the FKB levels in different cultivars. Overall, 172 samples originating from four cultivars groups (noble, medicinal, two-days and wichmannii), were analysed. Results indicate that the ratio FKB/kavalactones is much higher in two-days (0.39) and wichmannii (0.32) compared to nobles (0.09) and medicinal cultivars (0.10). For each group, the ratios flavokavins/kavalactones do not change significantly between roots, stumps or basal stems and among clones, indicating that they are genetically controlled. This protocol has good accuracy and is cost efficient for routine analysis. We discuss how it could be used for quality control.
Creators
Lebot, Vincent, Do, T.K.T., Legendre, Laurent
