A multi-step strategy to study trub, a beer by-product, using LC-MS/MS and feature-based molecular networking,
Paolo Scognamiglio1, Vittorio Carlucci2, Nadia Benedetto2
1TheBlueChemistryLab Group, Department of Pharmacy, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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Trub, a brewing by-product, is a metabolite-rich material containing bioactive compounds that remain largely underexplored. Our multi-step strategy, which integrates exhaustive extraction, LC-HRMS/MS analyses of the extracts, feature-based molecular networking (FBMN) for rapid dereplication, unsupervised multivariate analysis, and bioactivity profiling, was applied to bioprospect this waste stream. We found that the ethanol extract contains ∼700 clustered metabolites, 18 putatively annotated α- and β-acid analogue candidates expanding the known chemical diversity of hop bitter acids, and displays antioxidant potential. Overlaying bioactivity trends onto the molecular network, together with PCA-based exploratory patterns that identify the directions in which the data varies the most, suggested metabolite clusters potentially associated with the observed antioxidant activity. Overall, this study provides a multi-step strategy that enables a broader and faster assessment of chemical diversity, making it particularly effective for evaluating reuse-derived materials, supporting broader applications in the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and sustainable waste-upcycling sectors.
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