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Sun Y, Li X, Wang H, Zhang Q, Wang X, Jiao Y, Zhang J, Yang Y, Xue W, Qian Y, Zhang X, Wang R, Chen S. The CsDof1.8-CsLIPOXYGENASE09 module regulates C9 aroma production in cucumber. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 196:338-351. [PMID: 38875160 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Nine-carbon aldehydes and their relative alcohols (C9 aromas) are the main aroma compounds of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruits and provide a unique cucumber-like note. However, the key regulators of C9 aroma accumulation in cucumber fruit are poorly characterized. Based on C9 aroma dynamic analysis and transcriptome analysis during fruit development of two different cucumber inbred lines, Q16 and Q24, Lipoxygenase09 (CsLOX09) was identified as a candidate gene for C9 aroma accumulation. Additionally, Q24 with higher CsLOX09 expression accumulated more C9 aromas than Q16. To verify the function of CsLOX09, Cslox09 homozygote knockout lines were created. C9 aroma content decreased by 80.79% to 99.16% in these mutants compared to the wild type. To further explore the reasons for the difference in CsLOX09 expression between Q16 and Q24 fruits, a co-expression network was constructed by integrating the C9 aroma-associated metabolism and transcriptomic data. Eighteen candidate transcription factors were highly correlated with the expression of CsLOX09. DNA binding with One Finger 1.8 (CsDof1.8) was confirmed to bind directly to the A/TAAAG motif of the CsLOX09 promoter through dual-luciferase, yeast one-hybrid, chromatin immunoprecipitation-qPCR and electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Furthermore, C9 aroma content and CsLOX09 expression were significantly increased in the CsDof1.8 overexpression lines. Overall, these data elucidate the metabolic regulation of C9 aromas in cucumber and provide a foundation for facilitating the regulation of flavor in cucumber breeding.
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- Yinhui Sun
- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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Tang Y, Zhou C, Yu Z, Jiang M, Chen Y, Wang H, Yang Z. Formation of lipid-derived volatile products through lipoxygenase (LOX)- and hydroperoxide lyase (HPL)- mediated pathway in oat, barley and soy bean. Food Chem X 2024; 22:101514. [PMID: 38883919 PMCID: PMC11176625 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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The aim of this study was to explore the formation of volatile lipid oxidation products by the lipoxygenase (LOX)-hydroperoxide lyase (HPL)-mediated pathway in oat, barley and soy bean. LOX activity was found only in barley and soy bean samples, but the lipase and HPL activity was detected in all samples. HPL showed particularly high activity with 13-hydroperoxides, while the activity was quite low when using 9-hydroperoxides, especially in the oat and barley. The optimum pH for HPL in different samples was similar, i.e., pH 6-7. In this condition, the volatile compounds formed dramatically with aldehydes and furans as the dominant products. Furthermore, a remarkable enzymatic degradation of lipids occurred during the preparation of food models with highly refined rapeseed oil (RO) and rapeseed oil fatty acid (ROFA) emulsions, where the ROFAs were more prone to oxidation than RO. This study shows the significance of lipid-degrading enzymes in plant-food flavour formation.
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- Yue Tang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Agricultural Product Processing and Storage Lab, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Sanya 572025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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The Functional Characterization of Carboxylesterases Involved in the Degradation of Volatile Esters Produced in Strawberry Fruits. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010383. [PMID: 36613824 PMCID: PMC9820763 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Volatile ester compounds are important contributors to the flavor of strawberry, which affect consumer preference. Here, the GC-MS results showed that volatile esters are the basic aroma components of strawberry, banana, apple, pear, and peach, and the volatile esters were significantly accumulated with the maturation of strawberry fruits. The main purpose of this study is to discuss the relationship between carboxylesterases (CXEs) and the accumulation of volatile ester components in strawberries. FaCXE2 and FaCXE3 were found to have the activity of hydrolyzing hexyl acetate, Z-3-hexenyl acetate, and E-2-hexenyl acetate to the corresponding alcohols. The enzyme kinetics results showed that FaCXE3 had the higher affinity for hexyl acetate, E-2-hexenyl acetate, and Z-3-hexenyl acetate compared with FaCXE2. The volatile esters were mainly accumulated at the maturity stages in strawberry fruits, less at the early stages, and the least during the following maturation stages. The expression of FaCXE2 gradually increased with fruit ripening and the expression level of FaCXE3 showed a decreasing trend, which suggested the complexity of the true function of CXEs. The transient expression of FaCXE2 and FaCXE3 genes in strawberry fruits resulted in a significantly decreased content of volatile esters, such as Z-3-hexenyl acetate, methyl hexanoate, methyl butyrate, and other volatile esters. Taken together, FaCXE2 and FaCXE3 are indeed involved in the regulation of the synthesis and degradation of strawberry volatile esters.
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Kaur I, Korrapati N, Bonello J, Mukherjee A, Rishi V, Bendigiri C. Biosynthesis of natural aroma compounds using recombinant whole-cell tomato hydroperoxide lyase biocatalyst. J Biosci 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12038-022-00269-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cerezo S, Hernández ML, Palomo-Ríos E, Gouffi N, García-Vico L, Sicardo MD, Sanz C, Mercado JA, Pliego-Alfaro F, Martínez-Rivas JM. Modification of 13-hydroperoxide lyase expression in olive affects plant growth and results in altered volatile profile. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 313:111083. [PMID: 34763868 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The C6 aldehydes, alcohols, and the corresponding esters are the most important compounds of virgin olive oil aroma. These C6 volatile compounds are synthesized via the 13-hydroperoxide lyase (13-HPL) branch of the lipoxygenase pathway. In this investigation, a functional analysis of the olive (Olea europaea L.) 13-HPL gene by its overexpression and silencing in olive transgenic lines was carried out. With this aim, sense and RNAi constructs of the olive 13-HPL gene were generated and used for the transformation of embryogenic olive cultures. Leaves from overexpressing lines showed a slight increase in 13-HPL gene expression, whereas RNAi lines exhibited a strong decrease in their transcript levels. Quantification of 13-HPL activity in two overexpressing and two RNAi lines showed a positive correlation with levels of transcripts. Interestingly, RNAi lines showed a high decrease in the content of C6 volatiles linked to a strong increase of C5 volatile compounds, altering the volatile profile in the leaves. In addition, the silencing of the 13-HPL gene severely affected plant growth and development. This investigation demonstrates the role of the 13-HPL gene in the biogenesis of olive volatile compounds and constitutes a functional genomics study in olive related to virgin olive oil quality.
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- Sergio Cerezo
- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain.
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Comprehensive Characterization of Fruit Volatiles and Nutritional Quality of Three Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.) Genotypes from Different Geographic Groups after Bagging Treatment. Foods 2020; 9:foods9030294. [PMID: 32150913 PMCID: PMC7143270 DOI: 10.3390/foods9030294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bagging is widely practiced to produce high quality and unblemished fruit; however, little is currently known about the effect of bagging on flavor and nutritional quality of cucumber fruits. Here we determined the influence of bagging on fruit quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) using three genotypes from different geographic groups. Exocarp chlorophyll and carotenoid levels were significantly decreased by bagging, accompanied by color change. Ascorbate content in bagged fruits decreased to some extent, while contents of soluble sugars, starch, and cellulose were comparable with those of control fruits. Compositions related to fruit flavor quality could be enhanced largely through bagging treatment, with elevation of the relative proportion of C6 aldehyde, as well as (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal/(E)-2-nonenal ratio, and linoleic/α-linolenic acid ratio. Lipoxygenase and hydroperoxide lyase, two key enzymes in the production of volatiles, displayed distinctive transcript expression patterns and trends in changes of enzymatic activity in the bagged fruits of different genotypes. Overall, this study assesses the information on changing characteristics of fruit volatile composition and nutritional quality among different cucumber genotypes after bagging treatment. Results of this study would contribute to providing reference for mechanism study and cultivation conditions to improve cucumber fruit flavor to a considerable degree.
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Stolterfoht H, Rinnofner C, Winkler M, Pichler H. Recombinant Lipoxygenases and Hydroperoxide Lyases for the Synthesis of Green Leaf Volatiles. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:13367-13392. [PMID: 31591878 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are mainly C6- and in rare cases also C9-aldehydes, -alcohols, and -esters, which are released by plants in response to biotic or abiotic stresses. These compounds are named for their characteristic smell reminiscent of freshly mowed grass. This review focuses on GLVs and the two major pathway enzymes responsible for their formation: lipoxygenases (LOXs) and fatty acid hydroperoxide lyases (HPLs). LOXs catalyze the peroxidation of unsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic and α-linolenic acids. Hydroperoxy fatty acids are further converted by HPLs into aldehydes and oxo-acids. In many industrial applications, plant extracts have been used as LOX and HPL sources. However, these processes are limited by low enzyme concentration, stability, and specificity. Alternatively, recombinant enzymes can be used as biocatalysts for GLV synthesis. The increasing number of well-characterized enzymes efficiently expressed by microbial hosts will foster the development of innovative biocatalytic processes for GLV production.
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- Holly Stolterfoht
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology , Petersgasse 14 , 8010 Graz , Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology , Petersgasse 14 , 8010 Graz , Austria
- bisy e.U. , Wetzawinkel 20 , 8200 Hofstaetten , Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology , Petersgasse 14 , 8010 Graz , Austria
- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology , TU Graz, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz , Petersgasse 14 , 8010 Graz , Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology , Petersgasse 14 , 8010 Graz , Austria
- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology , TU Graz, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz , Petersgasse 14 , 8010 Graz , Austria
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Carrillo-Perdomo E, Jiménez-Arias D, Aller Á, Borges AA. Menadione Sodium Bisulphite (MSB) enhances the resistance response of tomato, leading to repel mollusc pests. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2016; 72:950-960. [PMID: 26155989 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Snails and slugs are terrestrial gastropods representing an important biotic stress that adversely affects crop yields. These pests are typically controlled with molluscicides, which produce pollution and toxicity and further induce the evolution of resistance mechanisms, making pest management even more challenging. In our work, we have assessed the efficacy of two different plant defence activators, menadione sodium bisulphite (MSB) and 1,2,3-benzothiadiazole-7-thiocarboxylic acid S-methyl ester (BTH), as inducers of resistance mechanisms of the model plant for defence, Solanum lycopersicum, against the generalist mollusc Theba grasseti (Helicidae). The study was designed to test the feeding behaviour and choice of snails, and also to analyse the expression profile of different genes specifically involved in defence against herbivores and wounds. RESULTS Our data suggest that, through the downregulation of the terpene volatile genes and the production of proteinase inhibitors, treated MSB plants may be less apparent to herbivores that use herbivore-induced plant volatiles for host location. By contrast, BTH was not effective in the treatment of the pest, probably owing to an antagonistic effect derived from the induction of both salicylic-acid-dependent and jasmonic-acid-dependent pathways. CONCLUSIONS This information is crucial to determine the genetic basis of the choice of terrestrial gastropod herbivores in tomato, providing valuable insight into how the plant defence activators could control herbivore pests in plants. Our work not only reports for the first time the interaction between tomato and a mollusc pest but also presents the action of two plant defence inductors that seems to produce opposed responses by inducing resistance mechanisms through different defence pathways.
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- Estefanía Carrillo-Perdomo
- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología-CSIC, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
- Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo (UNACH), Faculty of Engineering, Agroindustrial Engineering, Riobamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología-CSIC, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología-CSIC, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
- Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo (UNACH), Faculty of Engineering, Agroindustrial Engineering, Riobamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología-CSIC, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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Huang FC, Schwab W. Overexpression of hydroperoxide lyase, peroxygenase and epoxide hydrolase in tobacco for the biotechnological production of flavours and polymer precursors. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2012; 10:1099-109. [PMID: 22967031 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00739.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2012] [Revised: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/04/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Plants produce short-chain aldehydes and hydroxy fatty acids, which are important industrial materials, through the lipoxygenase pathway. Based on the information that lipoxygenase activity is up-regulated in tobacco leaves upon infection with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), we introduced a melon hydroperoxide lyase (CmHPL) gene, a tomato peroxygenase (SlPXG) gene and a potato epoxide hydrolase (StEH) into tobacco leaves using a TMV-based viral vector system to afford aldehyde and hydroxy fatty acid production. Ten days after infiltration, tobacco leaves infiltrated with CmHPL displayed high enzyme activities of 9-LOX and 9-HPL, which could efficiently transform linoleic acid into C(9) aldehydes. Protein extracts prepared from 1 g of CmHPL-infiltrated tobacco leaves (fresh weight) in combination with protein extracts prepared from 1 g of control vector-infiltrated tobacco leaves (as an additional 9-LOX source) produced 758 ± 75 μg total C(9) aldehydes in 30 min. The yield of C(9) aldehydes from linoleic acid was 60%. Besides, leaves infiltrated with SlPXG and StEH showed considerable enzyme activities of 9-LOX/PXG and 9-LOX/EH, respectively, enabling the production of 9,12,13-trihydroxy-10(E)-octadecenoic acid from linoleic acid. Protein extracts prepared from 1 g of SlPXG-infiltrated tobacco leaves (fresh weight) in combination with protein extracts prepared from 1 g of StEH-infiltrated tobacco leaves produced 1738 ± 27 μg total 9,12,13-trihydroxy-10(E)-octadecenoic acid isomers in 30 min. The yield of trihydroxyoctadecenoic acids from linoleic acid was 58%. C(9) aldehydes and trihydroxy fatty acids could likely be produced on a larger scale using this expression system with many advantages including easy handling, time-saving and low production cost.
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- Fong-Chin Huang
- Biotechnology of Natural Products, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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Huang FC, Schwab W. Cloning and characterization of a 9-lipoxygenase gene induced by pathogen attack from Nicotiana benthamiana for biotechnological application. BMC Biotechnol 2011; 11:30. [PMID: 21450085 PMCID: PMC3079629 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-11-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Plant lipoxygenases (LOXs) have been proposed to form biologically active compounds both during normal developmental stages such as germination or growth as well as during responses to environmental stress such as wounding or pathogen attack. In our previous study, we found that enzyme activity of endogenous 9-LOX in Nicotiana benthamiana was highly induced by agroinfiltration using a tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) based vector system. RESULTS A LOX gene which is expressed after treatment of the viral vectors was isolated from Nicotiana benthamiana. As the encoded LOX has a high amino acid identity to other 9-LOX proteins, the gene was named as Nb-9-LOX. It was heterologously expressed in yeast cells and its enzymatic activity was characterized. The yeast cells expressed large quantities of stable 9-LOX (0.9 U ml(-1) cell cultures) which can oxygenate linoleic acid resulting in high yields (18 μmol ml(-1) cell cultures) of hydroperoxy fatty acid. The product specificity of Nb-9-LOX was examined by incubation of linoleic acid and Nb-9-LOX in combination with a 13-hydroperoxide lyase from watermelon (Cl-13-HPL) or a 9/13-hydroperoxide lyase from melon (Cm-9/13-HPL) and by LC-MS analysis. The result showed that Nb-9-LOX possesses both 9- and 13-LOX specificity, with high predominance for the 9-LOX function. The combination of recombinant Nb-9-LOX and recombinant Cm-9/13-HPL produced large amounts of C9-aldehydes (3.3 μmol mg(-1) crude protein). The yield of C9-aldehydes from linoleic acid was 64%. CONCLUSION The yeast expressed Nb-9-LOX can be used to produce C9-aldehydes on a large scale in combination with a HPL gene with 9-HPL function, or to effectively produce 9-hydroxy-10(E),12(Z)-octadecadienoic acid in a biocatalytic process in combination with cysteine as a mild reducing agent.
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- Fong-Chin Huang
- Technische Universität München, Biotechnology of Natural Products, Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 1, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Biotechnology of Natural Products, Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 1, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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Huang FC, Studart-Witkowski C, Schwab W. Overexpression of hydroperoxide lyase gene in Nicotiana benthamiana using a viral vector system. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2010; 8:783-95. [PMID: 20691022 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00508.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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13-Lipoxygenase (13-LOX) and 13-hydroperoxide lyases (13-HPL) are the key enzymes for the production of the 'green note' compounds hexanal, (3Z)- and (2E)-hexenal in plant tissues. To produce high levels of 13-LOX and 13-HPL enzymatic activities for a biocatalytic process to generate C(6)-aldehydes on a large scale, soya bean 13-LOX (GmVLXC) and watermelon 13-HPL (ClHPL) genes were expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana using a viral vector system mediated by agroinfiltration. The N. benthamiana leaves produced high activity of watermelon HPL, but not GmVLXC 13-LOX. In addition, all leaves treated with bacterial suspension displayed a high activity of 9-LOX, indicating that the internal tobacco 9-LOX gene was highly induced through agroinfiltration because of wounding. GmVLXC and ClHPL transcripts could be detected in the corresponding transformed tobacco leaves by real-time RT-PCR analysis but the expression level of ClHPL was 24-fold higher than that of GmVLXC. Western blot analysis showed that LOX was present in all tobacco leaves which were treated with bacterial suspensions, but not in the untreated wild-type control. This result confirms that internal 9-LOX was highly induced by agroinfiltration. The highest levels of ClHPL activity under optimal infiltration conditions were 80 times the HPL activity of wild-type plants or plants transformed with control vector. A large amount of hexanal was formed when linoleic acid was incubated with extracts from N. benthamiana leaves over-expressing ClHPL in combination with GmVLXC-expressing yeast extracts. One gram of ClHPL-expressing N. benthamiana leaves (fresh weight) could produce 17 +/- 0.4 mg hexanal from 50 mg linoleic acid after 30 min.
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- Fong-Chin Huang
- Technische Universität München, Biomolecular Food Technology, Freising, Germany
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Domínguez T, Hernández ML, Pennycooke JC, Jiménez P, Martínez-Rivas JM, Sanz C, Stockinger EJ, Sánchez-Serrano JJ, Sanmartín M. Increasing omega-3 desaturase expression in tomato results in altered aroma profile and enhanced resistance to cold stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 153:655-65. [PMID: 20382895 PMCID: PMC2879794 DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.154815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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One of the drawbacks in improving the aroma properties of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit is the complexity of this organoleptic trait, with a great variety of volatiles contributing to determine specific quality features. It is well established that the oxylipins hexanal and (Z)-hex-3-enal, synthesized through the lipoxygenase pathway, are among the most important aroma compounds and impart in a correct proportion some of the unique fresh notes in tomato. Here, we confirm that all enzymes responsible for the synthesis of these C6 compounds are present and active in tomato fruit. Moreover, due to the low odor threshold of (Z)-hex-3-enal, small changes in the concentration of this compound could modify the properties of the tomato fruit aroma. To address this possibility, we have overexpressed the omega-3 fatty acid desaturases FAD3 and FAD7 that catalyze the conversion of linoleic acid (18:2) to linolenic acid (18:3), the precursor of hexenals and its derived alcohols. Transgenic OE-FAD tomato plants exhibit altered fatty acid composition, with an increase in the 18:3/18:2 ratio in leaves and fruits. These changes provoke a clear variation in the C6 content that results in a significant alteration of the (Z)-hex-3-enal/hexanal ratio that is particularly important in ripe OE-FAD3FAD7 fruits. In addition to this effect on tomato volatile profile, OE-FAD tomato plants are more tolerant to chilling. However, the different behaviors of OE-FAD plants underscore the existence of separate fatty acid fluxes to ensure plant survival under adverse conditions.
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Gounaris Y. Biotechnology for the production of essential oils, flavours and volatile isolates. A review. FLAVOUR FRAG J 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Corrado G, Sasso R, Pasquariello M, Iodice L, Carretta A, Cascone P, Ariati L, Digilio MC, Guerrieri E, Rao R. Systemin regulates both systemic and volatile signaling in tomato plants. J Chem Ecol 2007; 33:669-81. [PMID: 17333376 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9254-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2006] [Accepted: 01/17/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The prevailing reaction of plants to pest attack is the activation of various defense mechanisms. In tomato, several studies indicate that an 18 amino acid (aa) peptide, called systemin, is a primary signal for the systemic induction of direct resistance against plant-chewing pests, and that the transgenic expression of the prosystemin gene (encoding the 200 aa systemin precursor) activates genes involved in the plant response to herbivores. By using a combination of behavioral, chemical, and gene expression analyses, we report that systemin enhances the production of bioactive volatile compounds, increases plant attractivity towards parasitiod wasps, and activates genes involved in volatile production. Our data imply that systemin is involved in the systemic activation of indirect defense in tomato, and we conclude that a single gene controls the systemic activation of coordinated and associated responses against pests.
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- G Corrado
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo della Pianta e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80055, Portici, Naples, Italy
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Matsui K. Green leaf volatiles: hydroperoxide lyase pathway of oxylipin metabolism. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2006; 9:274-80. [PMID: 16595187 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 415] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2005] [Accepted: 03/21/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are C(6) aldehydes, alcohols, and their esters formed through the hydroperoxide lyase pathway of oxylipin metabolism. Plants start to form GLVs after disruption of their tissues and after suffering biotic or abiotic stresses. GLV formation is thought to be regulated at the step of lipid-hydrolysis, which provides free fatty acids to the pathway. Recently, studies dissecting the physiological significance of GLVs in plants have emerged, and it has been postulated that GLVs are important molecules both for signaling within and between plants and for allowing plants and other organisms surrounding them to recognize or compete with each other.
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- Kenji Matsui
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.
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Chehab EW, Raman G, Walley JW, Perea JV, Banu G, Theg S, Dehesh K. Rice HYDROPEROXIDE LYASES with unique expression patterns generate distinct aldehyde signatures in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 141:121-34. [PMID: 16531481 PMCID: PMC1459319 DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.078592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Revised: 03/01/2006] [Accepted: 03/02/2006] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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HYDROPEROXIDE LYASE (HPL) genes encode enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of fatty acid hydroperoxides into aldehydes and oxoacids. There are three HPLs in rice (Oryza sativa), designated OsHPL1 through OsHPL3. To explore the possibility of differential functional activities among these genes, we have examined their expression patterns and biochemical properties of their encoded products. Transcript analysis indicates that these genes have distinct patterns and levels of expression. OsHPL1 is ubiquitously expressed, OsHPL2 is expressed in the leaves and leaf sheaths, whereas OsHPL3 is wound inducible and expressed exclusively in leaves. OsHPLs also differ in their substrate preference as determined by in vitro enzyme assays using 9-/13-hydroperoxy linolenic and 9-/13-hydroperoxy linoleic acids as substrates. OsHPL1 and OsHPL2 metabolize 9-/13-hydroperoxides, whereas OsHPL3 metabolizes 13-hydroperoxy linolenic acid exclusively. Sequence alignments of the HPL enzymes have identified signature residues potentially responsible for the substrate specificity/preference of these enzymes. All three OsHPLs are chloroplast localized as determined by chloroplast import assays and green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion studies. Aldehyde measurements in transgenic Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants overexpressing individual OsHPL-GFP fusions indicate that all rice HPLs are functional in a heterologous system, and each of them generates a distinct signature of the metabolites. Interestingly, these aldehydes were only detectable in leaves, but not in roots, despite similar levels of OsHPL-GFP proteins in both tissues. Similarly, there were undetectable levels of aldehydes in rice roots, in spite of the presence of OsHPL1 transcripts. Together, these data suggest that additional tissue-specific mechanism(s) beyond transcript and HPL enzyme abundance, regulate the levels of HPL-derived metabolites.
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- E W Chehab
- Section of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Current awareness in flavour and fragrance. FLAVOUR FRAG J 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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