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  • ITeucrium montanum/I L.—Unr...
    Mandura Jarić, Ana; Čikoš, Ana; Pocrnić, Marijana; Aladić, Krunoslav; Jokić, Stela; Šeremet, Danijela; Vojvodić Cebin, Aleksandra; Komes, Draženka

    Antioxidants, 10/2023, Letnik: 12, Številka: 11
    Journal Article

    Health-oriented preferences, a demand for innovative food concepts, and technological advances have greatly influenced changes in the food industry and led to remarkable development of the functional food market. Incorporating herbal extracts as a rich source of bioactive compounds (BC) could be an effective solution to meet the high demand of consumers in terms of expanding the high-quality range of functional foods. The aim of this study is the valorization of the bioactive potential of T. montanum L., an understudied Mediterranean plant species, and the in-depth elucidation of a polyphenolic profile with a UHPLC-HR MS/MS and NMR analysis. The total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant capacity (AC) were determined on heat-assisted (HAE), microwave-assisted (MAE) and subcritical water (SWE) extracts. In terms of antioxidant capacity, SWE extracts showed the most notable potential (ABTS: 0.402–0.547 mmol eq Trolox gsup.−1 dw, DPPH: 0.336–0.427 mmol eq Trolox gsup.−1 dw). 12 phenolic compounds were identified in the samples of T. montanum from six microlocations in Croatia, including nine phenylethanoid glycosides (PGs) with total yields of 30.36–68.06 mg gsup.−1 dw and 25.88–58.88 mg gsup.−1 dw in HAE and MAE extracts, respectively. Echinacoside, teupolioside, stachysoside A, and poliumoside were the most abundant compounds HAE and MAE extracts, making T. montanum an emerging source of PGs.