Chemical composition, health benefits and future prospects of Paulownia flowers: A review

Guo, Na; Zhai, Xiaoqiao; Fan, Guoqiang

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135496

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“…Paulownia is a member of the Paulownia genus (Scrophulariaceae family), native to China and Southeast Asia [8][9][10]. The genus Paulownia (Paulowniaceae family) consists of nine species such as Paulownia fortunei (P. fortunei), Paulownia elongata (P. elongata), Paulownia catalpifolia (P. catalpifolia), Paulownia albiphloea (P. albiphloea), Paulownia tomentosa (P. tomentosa), Paulownia australis (P. australis), Paulownia kawakamii (P. kawakamii), Paulownia fargesii (P. fargesii), and Paulownia taiwaniana (P. taiwaniana) [11][12][13]. In addition, several hybrids have also been created, such as the Shan tong hybrid, resulting from the cross between P. tomentosa and P. fortune, which has recently started to be cultivated in Romania as high-quality timber plantations [14].…”

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Insights into the Paulownia Shan tong (Fortunei × Tomentosa) Essential Oil and In Silico Analysis of Potential Biological Targets of Its Compounds

Jianu,

Mioc,

Mioc

et al. 2024

Foods

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The volatile composition of Paulownia Shan tong (Fortunei × Tomentosa) essential oil isolated by steam distillation (yielding 0.013% v/w) from flowers (forestry wastes) was investigated by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Thirty-one components were identified, with 3-acetoxy-7, 8-epoxylanostan-11-ol (38.16%), β-monoolein (14.4%), lycopene, 1,2-dihydro-1-hydroxy- (10.21%), and 9,12-octadecadienoic acid, 2-phenyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yl ester (9.21%) as main compounds. In addition, molecular docking was employed to identify potential protein targets for the 31 quantified essential oil components. Inhibition of these targets is typically associated with antibacterial or antioxidant properties. Molecular docking revealed that six of these components, namely, 13-heptadecyn-1-ol, ascabiol, geranylgeraniol, anethole, and quinol dimethyl ether, outperformed the native ligand (hypoxanthine) of xanthine oxidase in terms of theoretical binding affinity, therefore implying a significant in silico inhibitory potential against xanthine oxidase. These findings suggest that the essential oil extracted from Paulownia Shan tong flowers could be valuable for developing protein-targeted antioxidant compounds with applications in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.

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Insights into the Paulownia Shan tong (Fortunei × Tomentosa) Essential Oil and In Silico Analysis of Potential Biological Targets of Its Compounds

Jianu,

Mioc,

Mioc

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“…Then, various compounds mainly including iridoid glycosides, phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, sesquiterpenes and triterpenes were isolated and identified from Paulownia spp. by methods of modern spectroscopy and separation [15][16][17][18]. Many of these compounds displayed antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and anti-tumor biological activities [19][20][21].…”

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Phytotoxic Effects and Potential Allelochemicals from Water Extracts of Paulownia tomentosa Flower Litter

Xiao,

Tan,

et al. 2024

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Flowers of Paulownia spp. wither and fall on a large scale after blooming in spring and have potential allelopathic effects on surrounding plants, including crops and weeds. In this study, the phytotoxic effects of water extracts of Paulownia tomentosa flower litter (EPF) on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), green bristlegrass (Setaria viridis L.) and purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) were evaluated in the laboratory. The mode of action of the phytotoxicity of EPF on lettuce seedlings was studied and the secondary metabolites in EPF were analyzed by liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). The results show that EPF significantly inhibited the seed germination and seedling growth of four target plants in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, EPF could induce the excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) flowing with oxidative damage of the lipid bilayer of the biofilm, resulting in reduced cell viability and even apoptosis in lettuce. There were 66 secondary metabolites identified by LC-HRMS in P. tomentosa flowers. Among them, 10 compounds, including salicylic acid, caffeic acid, parthenolide, 7-hydroxycoumarin and abscisic acid (ABA), were all known allelochemicals. In summary, P. tomentosa flower litter displayed significant allelopathic effects, which were related to the accumulation of ROS in target plants. Phenolic acids, flavonoids as well as ABA are probably the main allelochemicals of P. tomentosa flowers.

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Potential of Tropical Biomass for the Bioactive Ingredients in Cosmetics

Fatriasari,

Anwar,

Putri

et al. 2024

Biomass-Based Cosmetics

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Chemical composition, health benefits and future prospects of Paulownia flowers: A review

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

Insights into the Paulownia Shan tong (Fortunei × Tomentosa) Essential Oil and In Silico Analysis of Potential Biological Targets of Its Compounds

Insights into the Paulownia Shan tong (Fortunei × Tomentosa) Essential Oil and In Silico Analysis of Potential Biological Targets of Its Compounds

Phytotoxic Effects and Potential Allelochemicals from Water Extracts of Paulownia tomentosa Flower Litter

Potential of Tropical Biomass for the Bioactive Ingredients in Cosmetics

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