The metabolomic analysis of 11 Ilex species, I. argentina, I. brasiliensis, I. brevicuspis, I. dumosavar. dumosa, I. dumosa var. guaranina, I. integerrima, I. microdonta, I. paraguariensis var. paraguariensis, I. pseudobuxus, I. taubertiana, and I. theezans, was carried out by NMR spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis. The analysis using principal component analysis and classification of the (1)H NMR spectra showed a clear discrimination of those samples based on the metabolites present in the organic and aqueous fractions. The major metabolites that contribute to the discrimination are arbutin, caffeine, phenylpropanoids, and theobromine. Among those metabolites, arbutin, which has not been reported yet as a constituent of Ilex species, was found to be a biomarker for I. argentina,I. brasiliensis, I. brevicuspis, I. integerrima, I. microdonta, I. pseudobuxus, I. taubertiana, and I. theezans. This reliable method based on the determination of a large number of metabolites makes the chemotaxonomical analysis of Ilex species possible.
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- * This study uses complete chloroplast genome sequences and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from genome resequencing to analyze 116 Ilex accessions and construct phylogenetic trees.
- * The resulting phylogenetic trees from chloroplast genomes and nuclear SNPs show significant differences, with chloroplast DNA identifying eight major clades and SNP data revealing seven, suggesting a complex evolutionary history influenced by hybridization and lineage sorting.
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