Chemical profile of mango (Mangifera indica L.) using electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESI-MS)

• Published in: Food chemistry Vol. 204; pp. 37 - 45
• Main Authors: Oliveira, Bruno G., Costa, Helber B., Ventura, José A., Kondratyuk, Tamara P., Barroso, Maria E.S., Correia, Radigya M., Pimentel, Elisângela F., Pinto, Fernanda E., Endringer, Denise C., Romão, Wanderson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Chemical Phenomena; Chemical profile; Chemoprevention; ESI(−)FT-ICR MS; Fruit - chemistry; Mangifera - chemistry; Mangifera indica L; Mango; Mass spectrometry; Mice; NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone) - metabolism; Polyphenols - analysis; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; ESI(−)FT-ICR MS; Mangifera indica L; Mango; Chemical profile; Mass spectrometry
• ISSN: 0308-8146; 1873-7072
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.02.117

•The chemical profile of mango at four maturation stages was determined using ESI-MS.•Primary and secondary metabolites were identified at the third maturation stage.•The third stage of maturation is the best stage for the harvest and consumption.•The potential cancer chemoprevention of the secondary metabolites was evaluated. Mangifera indica L., mango fruit, is consumed as a dietary supplement with purported health benefits; it is widely used in the food industry. Herein, the chemical profile of the Ubá mango at four distinct maturation stages was evaluated during the process of growth and maturity using negative-ion mode electrospray ionisation Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI(−)FT-ICR MS) and physicochemical characterisation analysis (total titratable acidity (TA), total soluble solids (TSS), TSS/TA ratio, and total polyphenolic content). Primary (organic acids and sugars) and secondary metabolites (polyphenolic compounds) were mostly identified in the third maturation stage, thus indicating the best stage for harvesting and consuming the fruit. In addition, the potential cancer chemoprevention of the secondary metabolites (phenolic extracts obtained from mango samples) was evaluated using the induction of quinone reductase activity, concluding that fruit polyphenols have the potential for cancer chemoprevention.