Phytochemical investigations of Matricaria chamomilla L. (Asteraceae) stated the presence of several compounds with an established therapeutic and antioxidant potential. The chamomile non-enzymatic antioxidant system includes low molecular mass compounds, mainly polyphenols such as cinnamic, hydroxybenzoic and chlorogenic acids, flavonoids and coumarins. The objective of this work was to evaluate the role of the non-enzymatic antioxidant system after stimulation by ethylene in tetraploid chamomile plants. Seven days of ethylene treatment significantly increased the activity of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, which influenced the biosynthesis of protective polyphenols in the first step of their biosynthetic pathway. Subsequently, considerable enhanced levels of phenolic metabolites with a substantial antioxidant effect (syringic, vanillic and caffeic acid, 1,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, quercetin, luteolin, daphnin, and herniarin) were determined by HPLC-DAD-MS. The minimal information on the chlorogenic acids function in chamomile led to the isolation and identification of 5-O-feruloylquinic acid. It is accumulated during normal conditions, but after the excessive effect of abiotic stress, its level significantly decreases and levels of other caffeoylquinic acids enhance. Our results suggest that ethephon may act as a stimulant of the production of pharmaceutically important non-enzymatic antioxidants in chamomile leaves and thus, lead to an overall change in phytochemical content and therapeutic effects of chamomile plants, as well.

• Klíčová slova
• antioxidants, chamomile, chlorogenic acids, ethylene,
• MeSH
• antioxidancia metabolismus   MeSH
• biosyntetické dráhy fyziologie   MeSH
• ethyleny metabolismus   MeSH
• fenoly metabolismus   MeSH
• fenylalaninamoniaklyasa metabolismus   MeSH
• fyziologický stres fyziologie   MeSH
• heřmánek, heřmánkovec, rmen, rmenec metabolismus   MeSH
• kyselina chinová analogy a deriváty   metabolismus   MeSH
• kyselina chlorogenová metabolismus   MeSH
• kyseliny kávové metabolismus   MeSH
• listy rostlin metabolismus   MeSH
• Matricaria metabolismus   MeSH
• polyfenoly metabolismus   MeSH
• rostlinné extrakty metabolismus   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• antioxidancia MeSH
• caffeic acid MeSH Prohlížeč
• caffeoylquinic acid MeSH Prohlížeč
• ethyleny MeSH
• fenoly MeSH
• fenylalaninamoniaklyasa MeSH
• kyselina chinová MeSH
• kyselina chlorogenová MeSH
• kyseliny kávové MeSH
• polyfenoly MeSH
• rostlinné extrakty MeSH