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Lee YJ, Kim WJ, Lee SH, Kim JH, Kwon SJ, Ahn JW, Kim SH, Kim JB, Lyu JI, Bae CH, Ryu J. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis - based selection of hub genes related to phenolic and volatile compounds and seed coat color in sorghum. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2025; 25:682. [PMID: 40410657 PMCID: PMC12100830 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-025-06657-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2025] [Indexed: 05/25/2025]
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BACKGROUND Sorghum grains are rich in phenolic compounds, which are noted for their anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as volatile compounds (VOCs) that contribute to aroma and fermentation processes. There is a known close relationship between sorghum coat color and phenolic compound content (PCC), particularly flavonoids which are pigments that confer red and purple colors in flowers and seeds. RESULTS Our results showed that black seeds had the highest total tannin content (TTC) and ketone content, which were measured at 457.7 mg CE g-1 and 96 g 100 g-1, respectively, which were 4.87 and 1.35 - fold higher than those of white seeds. L* showed a negative correlation between TTC (r = -0.770, P < 0.01) and ketone (r = -0.814, P < 0.01), while TFC and a* showed a strong positive correlation (r = 0.829, P < 0.001). RNA sequencing analysis identified 1,422 up-regulated and 1,586 down-regulated differentially expressed genes. Weighted gene co-expression analysis highlighted two color-related gene modules: the magenta 2 module associated with TTC, TPC, VOCs and L* value, and the blue module associated with TFC, and a* values. Hub genes identified within these modules included ABCB28 in the magenta 2 module, and PTCD1 and ANK in the blue module. CONCLUSIONS We confirmed the relationship between PCC, VOCs, and seed coat color, with darker seed coat colors showing higher tannin, ketone contents and redder colors indicating higher flavonoid content. Network analysis helped pinpoint key genes involved in these traits. This study will provide essential data for improving the food and industrial use of sorghum.
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- Ye-Jin Lee
- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
- Deparment of Plant Production Sciences, Graduate School, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration (RDA), National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju, 54874, Republic of Korea
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- Deparment of Plant Production Sciences, Graduate School, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea.
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea.
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Liu T, Wang W, He M, Chen F, Liu J, Yang M, Guo W, Zhang F. Real-time traceability of sorghum origin by soldering iron-based rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry and chemometrics. Electrophoresis 2022; 43:1841-1849. [PMID: 35562841 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202200043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sorghum is an important grain with a high economic value for liquor production. Tracing the geographical origin of sorghum is vital to guarantee the liquor flavor. Soldering iron-based rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (REIMS) combined with chemometrics was developed for the real-time discrimination of the sorghum's geographical origin. The working conditions of soldering iron-based ionization were optimized, and then the obtained MS profiling data were processed using chemometrics analysis methods, including principal component analysis-linear discriminant analysis and orthogonal projection to latent structures discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). A recognition model was established, and discriminations of sorghum samples from 10 provinces in China were achieved with a correct rate higher than 90%. On the basis of OPLS-DA, the specific ions of m/z 279.2327, 281.2479, and 283.2639 had relatively strong discrimination power for the geographical origins of sorghum. The developed method was successfully applied in the discrimination of sorghum origins. The results indicated that the soldering iron-based REIMS technique combined with chemometrics is a useful tool for direct, fast, and real-time ionization of poor conductivity samples and acquisition of metabolic profiling data.
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- Tong Liu
- Institute of Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Hubei Provincial Institute for Food Supervision and Test, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Food Inspection Branch, Guangxi-ASEAN Food Inspection Center, Nanning, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, P. R. China
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Moroșan E, Secareanu AA, Musuc AM, Mititelu M, Ioniță AC, Ozon EA, Raducan ID, Rusu AI, Dărăban AM, Karampelas O. Comparative Quality Assessment of Five Bread Wheat and Five Barley Cultivars Grown in Romania. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11114. [PMID: 36078830 PMCID: PMC9517766 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191711114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cereals whole grains contain vitamins, phytochemicals, antioxidants, resistant starch, and minerals with potential benefits to human health. The consumption of whole grains is correlated with a lowered risk of the most important chronic diseases, including type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and some cancers. This study aimed to characterize and evaluate the content of five cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and five cultivars of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) obtained by conventional plant breeding using crossing and selection methods. The novelty and the purpose of this research was to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze these ten cultivars from Romania and to show the importance of, and the changes produced by, crossing and selection methods when these are aimed at the physiological or morphological development of the cultivars. Studies based on gluten dosing; spectrophotometry using Bradford, fructan and protein dosing; Kjeldahl protein dosing; GC-MS/MS-protein and amino acid dosing; and identification of protein fractions using polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic method were conducted. This study demonstrates the possibility of developing future cultivars using conventional methods of improvement to modify the content and composition of nutrients to increase their health benefits.
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- Elena Moroșan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020945 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020945 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020945 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020945 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020945 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, “Vasile Goldiș” Western University of Arad, 86 Liviu Rebreanu Street, 310045 Arad, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, “Vasile Goldiș” Western University of Arad, 86 Liviu Rebreanu Street, 310045 Arad, Romania
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, “Vasile Goldiș” Western University of Arad, 86 Liviu Rebreanu Street, 310045 Arad, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020945 Bucharest, Romania
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Gómez-Rosales S, Angeles ML, López-Hernández LH, López-Garcia YR, Domínguez-Negrete A. Responses of Broiler Chickens Fed Low or High Non-Starch Polysaccharide Diets and the Addition of Humic Substances from a Worm Compost. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2021-1510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- S Gómez-Rosales
- National Institute of Forestry Agriculture and Livestock Research Ringgold standard institution, Mexico
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- National Institute of Forestry Agriculture and Livestock Research Ringgold standard institution, Mexico
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- National Institute of Forestry Agriculture and Livestock Research Ringgold standard institution, Mexico
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Chen WH, Cheng CL, Lee KT, Lam SS, Ong HC, Ok YS, Saeidi S, Sharma AK, Hsieh TH. Catalytic level identification of ZSM-5 on biomass pyrolysis and aromatic hydrocarbon formation. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 271:129510. [PMID: 33434827 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Zeolite socony mobil-5 (ZSM-5) is a common catalyst used for biomass pyrolysis. Nevertheless, the quantitative information on the catalytic behavior of ZSM-5 on biomass pyrolysis is absent so far. This study focuses on the catalytic pyrolysis phenomena and mechanisms of biomass wastes using ZSM-5 via thermogravimetric analyzer and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, with particular emphasis on catalytic level identification and aromatic hydrocarbons (AHs) formation. Two biomass wastes of sawdust and sorghum distillery residue (SDR) are investigated, while four biomass-to-catalyst ratios are considered. The analysis suggests that biomass waste pyrolysis processes can be divided into three zones, proceeding from a heat-transfer dominant zone (zone 1) to catalysis dominant zones (zones 2 and 3). The indicators of the intensity of difference (IOD), catalytic effective area, catalytic index (CI), and aromatic enhancement index are conducted to measure the catalytic effect of ZSM-5 on biomass waste pyrolysis and AHs formation. The maximum IOD occurs in zone 2, showing the highest intensity of the catalytic effect. The CI values of the two biomass wastes increase with increasing the biomass-to-catalyst ratio. However, there exists a threshold for sawdust pyrolysis, indicating a limit for the catalytic effect on sawdust. The higher the catalyst addition, the higher the AHs proportion in the vapor stream. When the biomass-to-catalyst ratio is 1/10, AHs formation is intensified significantly, especially for sawdust. Overall, the indexes conducted in the present study can provide useful measures to identify the catalytic pyrolysis dynamics and levels.
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- Wei-Hsin Chen
- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan, ROC; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, 411, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan, ROC
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- Pyrolysis Technology Research Group, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Research (Akuatrop) & Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (Bio-D Tropika), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Henan Province Engineering Research Center for Biomass Value-added Products, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- School of Information, Systems and Modelling, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Korea Biochar Research Center, APRU Sustainable Waste Management & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Energy and Process Systems Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Franz-Liszt-Str. 35, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Alternate and Renewable Energy Research, R&D, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), School of Engineering, Energy Acres, Building, Bidholi, Dehradun, 248007, Uttarakhand, India
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- Green Technology Research Institute, CPC Corporation, Kaohsiung, 811, Taiwan, ROC
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Brewing is among the oldest biotechnological processes, in which barley malt and—to a lesser extent—wheat malt are used as conventional raw materials. Worldwide, 85–90% of beer production is now produced with adjuvants, with wide variations on different continents. This review proposes the use of two other cereals as raw materials in the manufacture of beer, corn and sorghum, highlighting the advantages it recommends in this regard and the disadvantages, so that they are removed in technological practice. The use of these cereals as adjuvants in brewing has been known for a long time. Recently, research has intensified regarding the use of these cereals (including in the malted form) to obtain new assortments of beer from 100% corn malt or 100% sorghum malt. There is also great interest in obtaining gluten-free beer assortments, new nonalcoholic or low-alcohol beer assortments, and beers with an increased shelf life, by complying with current food safety regulations, under which maize and sorghum can be used in manufacturing recipes.
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Recent trends in quality control, discrimination and authentication of alcoholic beverages using nondestructive instrumental techniques. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Possibilities and Prospects Regarding Ethanol Production from Saccharin Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03912-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Bioethanol Production from Biomass of Selected Sorghum Varieties Cultivated as Main and Second Crop. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13236291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In recent years, there has been a dynamic development of alternative energy sources and the use of plant biomass for the production of bioenergy is one of the possibilities of improving the energy mix. Therefore, it is worth reaching for new, less popular and perspective solutions, which certainly include sorghum, a drought-resistant plant with a high yielding potential and various applications in the bioeconomy. The aim of the research was to determine the amount of bioethanol obtained from the biomass of three sorghum varieties (Rona 1, Santos, Sucrosorgo 506) grown in the main and second crop for three years in the temperate climate typical of Central and Eastern Europe. The yields of sorghum cultivars grown as main and second crops, chemical components of sorghum biomass (cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin) and the amount of ethanol per a ton of dry matter of straw and ethanol yield per hectare were evaluated. The experiments and research carried out show, especially in the second year, that the Sucrosorgo 506 variety can be recommended for the cultivation of biomass and its use for the production of lignocellulosic ethanol is effective, both in main and second crop cultivation. The discussed results were confirmed by detailed statistical analysis, incl. principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis. To sum up, the production of bioethanol from sorghum biomass is possible in temperate climate and it does not compete with the production of food due to the possibility of growing sorghum after rye.
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