Author:
Liu Jing,Leng Liang,Liu Yan,Gao Han,Yang Wei,Chen Sha,Liu An
Abstract
AbstractRheum emodi is a perennial herb and an important medicinal plant, with anthraquinones and flavonoids as its main bioactive compounds. However, there is little knowledge about the biosynthetic pathway of anthraquinones in rhubarbs. In this study, we qualitatively and quantitatively assessed 62 pharmacological metabolites in rhubarb using dynamic multiple reaction monitoring (dMRM) of triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry (QqQ-MS), including 21 anthraquinones, 17 flavonoids, 6 stilbenes, 12 gallate esters, 3 tannins, and 3 others. Besides, the metabolomics results showed significant differences among all the 60 metabolites, except for gallic acid and piceatannol-O-β-glucoside. The combined transcriptome data of R. palmatum L. (RPL) and R. officinale Baill. (ROB) showed that 21,691 unigenes were annotated in the metabolic pathways. Taken together, 17 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were associated with the anthraquinone biosynthetic pathway. Additionally, a significant correlation between anthraquinone peak intensity and DEG expression level existed, validating that DEGs contribute to the anthraquinone biosynthetic pathway. RT-qPCR results showed that the cluster-14354.38156 gene may catalyze the O-methylation of emodin to produce physcion. This study provides a useful resource for further studies on secondary metabolism in rhubarb and the combination analysis of transcriptome and metabolome, which can help with the discovery of enzyme genes involved in metabolite biosynthesis.
Funder
the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central public welfare research institutes
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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