Characterization of Flavonoids and Transcripts Involved in Their Biosynthesis in Different Organs of <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam

<i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam. is used as a medicinal herb and vegetable. Flavonoids are the major components for the therapeutic effects. However, flavonoids constituents and expression profiles of related genes in <i>C. rotundifolia</i> organs are unknown. Colorimetric ass...

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Autores principales: Duncan Kiragu Gichuki, Qingyun Li, Yujun Hou, Yuanshuang Liu, Mengxue Ma, Huimin Zhou, Chen Xu, Zhenfei Zhu, Lina Wang, Fredrick Mutie Musila, Qingfeng Wang, Haiping Xin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a7caf324178542f48699e1f4e7c0b0fa2021-11-25T18:20:35ZCharacterization of Flavonoids and Transcripts Involved in Their Biosynthesis in Different Organs of <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam10.3390/metabo111107412218-1989https://doaj.org/article/a7caf324178542f48699e1f4e7c0b0fa2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/11/11/741https://doaj.org/toc/2218-1989<i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam. is used as a medicinal herb and vegetable. Flavonoids are the major components for the therapeutic effects. However, flavonoids constituents and expression profiles of related genes in <i>C. rotundifolia</i> organs are unknown. Colorimetric assay showed the highest flavonoid concentration in roots compared to the stem and leaf. Widely target-based metabolome analysis allowed tentative identification of 199 compounds in three organs. Flavonols and flavones were the dominant flavonoids subclasses. Among the metabolites, 171 were common in the three organs. Unique accumulation profile was observed in the root while the stem and leaf exhibited relatively similar patterns. In the root, six unique compounds (jaceosidin, licoagrochalcone D, 8-prenylkaempferol, hesperetin 7-O-(6″malonyl) glucoside, aureusidin, apigenin-4′-O-rhamnoside) that are used for medicinal purposes were detected. In total, 18,427 expressed genes were identified from transcriptome of the three organs covering about 60% of annotated genes in <i>C. rotundifolia</i> genome. Fourteen gene families, including 52 members involved in the main pathway of flavonoids biosynthesis, were identified. Their expression could be found in at least one organ. Most of the genes were highly expressed in roots compared to other organs, coinciding with the metabolites profile. The findings provide fundamental data for exploration of metabolites biosynthesis in <i>C. rotundifolia</i> and diversification of parts used for medicinal purposes.Duncan Kiragu GichukiQingyun LiYujun HouYuanshuang LiuMengxue MaHuimin ZhouChen XuZhenfei ZhuLina WangFredrick Mutie MusilaQingfeng WangHaiping XinMDPI AGarticle<i>Cissus rotundifolia</i>flavonoidsmetabolitesbiosynthesisMicrobiologyQR1-502ENMetabolites, Vol 11, Iss 741, p 741 (2021)
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topic <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i>
flavonoids
metabolites
biosynthesis
Microbiology
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spellingShingle <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i>
flavonoids
metabolites
biosynthesis
Microbiology
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Duncan Kiragu Gichuki
Qingyun Li
Yujun Hou
Yuanshuang Liu
Mengxue Ma
Huimin Zhou
Chen Xu
Zhenfei Zhu
Lina Wang
Fredrick Mutie Musila
Qingfeng Wang
Haiping Xin
Characterization of Flavonoids and Transcripts Involved in Their Biosynthesis in Different Organs of <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam
description <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam. is used as a medicinal herb and vegetable. Flavonoids are the major components for the therapeutic effects. However, flavonoids constituents and expression profiles of related genes in <i>C. rotundifolia</i> organs are unknown. Colorimetric assay showed the highest flavonoid concentration in roots compared to the stem and leaf. Widely target-based metabolome analysis allowed tentative identification of 199 compounds in three organs. Flavonols and flavones were the dominant flavonoids subclasses. Among the metabolites, 171 were common in the three organs. Unique accumulation profile was observed in the root while the stem and leaf exhibited relatively similar patterns. In the root, six unique compounds (jaceosidin, licoagrochalcone D, 8-prenylkaempferol, hesperetin 7-O-(6″malonyl) glucoside, aureusidin, apigenin-4′-O-rhamnoside) that are used for medicinal purposes were detected. In total, 18,427 expressed genes were identified from transcriptome of the three organs covering about 60% of annotated genes in <i>C. rotundifolia</i> genome. Fourteen gene families, including 52 members involved in the main pathway of flavonoids biosynthesis, were identified. Their expression could be found in at least one organ. Most of the genes were highly expressed in roots compared to other organs, coinciding with the metabolites profile. The findings provide fundamental data for exploration of metabolites biosynthesis in <i>C. rotundifolia</i> and diversification of parts used for medicinal purposes.
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author Duncan Kiragu Gichuki
Qingyun Li
Yujun Hou
Yuanshuang Liu
Mengxue Ma
Huimin Zhou
Chen Xu
Zhenfei Zhu
Lina Wang
Fredrick Mutie Musila
Qingfeng Wang
Haiping Xin
author_facet Duncan Kiragu Gichuki
Qingyun Li
Yujun Hou
Yuanshuang Liu
Mengxue Ma
Huimin Zhou
Chen Xu
Zhenfei Zhu
Lina Wang
Fredrick Mutie Musila
Qingfeng Wang
Haiping Xin
author_sort Duncan Kiragu Gichuki
title Characterization of Flavonoids and Transcripts Involved in Their Biosynthesis in Different Organs of <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam
title_short Characterization of Flavonoids and Transcripts Involved in Their Biosynthesis in Different Organs of <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam
title_full Characterization of Flavonoids and Transcripts Involved in Their Biosynthesis in Different Organs of <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam
title_fullStr Characterization of Flavonoids and Transcripts Involved in Their Biosynthesis in Different Organs of <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of Flavonoids and Transcripts Involved in Their Biosynthesis in Different Organs of <i>Cissus rotundifolia</i> Lam
title_sort characterization of flavonoids and transcripts involved in their biosynthesis in different organs of <i>cissus rotundifolia</i> lam
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a7caf324178542f48699e1f4e7c0b0fa
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