title: Metabolomics of Healthy Berry Fruits.
abstract: The consumption of berry-type fruits has become very popular in recent years because of their positive effects on human health. Berries are in fact widely known for their health-promoting benefits, including prevention of chronic disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Berries are a rich source of bioactive metabolites, such as vitamins, minerals, and phenolic compounds, mainly anthocyanins. Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies recognized the health effects of berries and their function as bioactive modulators of various cell functions associated with oxidative stress. Plants have one of the largest metabolome databases, with over 1200 papers on plant metabolomics published only in the last decade. Mass spectrometry (MS) and NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) are the most important analytical technologies on which the emerging ''omics'' approaches are based. They may provide detection and quantization of thousands of biologically active metabolites from a tissue, working in a ''global'' or ''targeted'' manner, down to ultra-trace levels. In the present review, we highlighted the use of MS and NMR-based strategies and Multivariate Data Analysis for the valorization of berries known for their biological activities, important as food and often used in the preparation of nutraceutical formulations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy.
authors.forename: Gilda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Urso
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piacente
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy.
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pizza
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montoro
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005511:Food Handling; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D055951:Functional Food; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D055432:Metabolomics; D018384:Oxidative Stress
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Fragaria; Metabolomics; Morus; Myrtus; Rubus; Vaccinium; berries; multivariate data analysis.