title: Current analytical methods to study plant water extracts: the example of two mushrooms species, Inonotus hispidus and Sparassis crispa.
abstract: The analytical study of two hot-water extracts from the mushrooms Inonotus hispidus (Bull.) P. Karst and Sparassis crispa Wulf.:Fr was performed by NMR, HPLC-PAD-MS and GC-MS. The simultaneous use of different analytical techniques highlighted the diverse classes of natural products contained in these extracts. This study describes an attempt to adapt a useful phytochemical method to the direct investigation of plant water extracts, which represent the typical traditional manner for the administration of natural remedies. The heritage concerning plant processing procedures, known as traditional pharmaceutical knowledge, could play an important role in future research on medicinal species. This kind of study could be used as an update for current and future perspectives in this research field.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Politi
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silipo
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Siciliano
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tebano
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flamini
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Braca
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Barbero
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005612:Freeze Drying; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D012997:Solvents; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water