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    Flavonols affect the interrelated glucosinolate and camalexin biosynthetic pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana
    (Oxford University Press, 2024) Naik, Jogindra; Tyagi, Shivi; Rajput, Ruchika; Kumar, Pawan; Pucker, Boas; Bisht, Naveen C.; Misra, Prashant; Stracke, Ralf; Pandey, Ashutosh
    Flavonols are structurally and functionally diverse biomolecules involved in plant biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, pollen development, and inhibition of auxin transport. Despite the ubiquitous nature and multifunctionality of flavonols in land plants, their effects on global gene expression and signaling pathways are unclear. To explore the roles of flavonol metabolites in signaling, we performed comparative transcriptome and targeted metabolite profiling of seedlings from the flavonol-deficient Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) loss-of-function mutant flavonol synthase1 (fls1) with and without exogenous supplementation of flavonol derivatives (kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin). Our RNA-seq results indicated that flavanols modulate various biological and metabolic pathways, with significant alteration in camalexin and aliphatic glucosinolate synthesis. Flavonols negatively regulated camalexin biosynthesis but appeared to promote the accumulation of aliphatic glucosinolates via transcription factor–mediated upregulation of biosynthesis genes. Interestingly, upstream amino acid biosynthesis genes involved in methionine and tryptophan synthesis were altered under flavonol deficiency and exogenous supplementation. Quercetin treatment significantly upregulated aliphatic glucosinolate biosynthesis genes compared to kaempferol and rutin. In addition, expression and metabolite analysis of the transparent testa7 mutant, which lacks hydroxylated flavonol derivatives, clarified the role of quercetin in the glucosinolate biosynthesis pathway. This study elucidates the molecular mechanisms by which flavonols interfere with signaling pathways, their molecular targets, and the multiple biological activities of flavonols in plants.
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    Targeted metabolite profiling of five cultivars of Vitis vinifera L. fruits
    (American Chemical Society, 2021) Alok, Anshu; Tyagi, Shivi; Singh, Kashmir; Pandey, Ashutosh
    Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) are a very popular fruit and are produced around the world. They are consumed as a fresh ripe fruit, dried fruit, juice, and processed product such as wine and are a good source of human nutrition. We aimed to investigate and analyze the nutritional and phytochemical components of grape cultivars, mostly cultivated in different regions of India. The targeted metabolic profiling of these cultivars was examined. A total of 58 metabolites, including three major sugars, nine organic acids, 14 amino acids, nine vitamins, and 23 phenolic compounds, were quantified in ripe berries of these grapes. Mineral quantification showed that these varieties contain major elements (K, Mg, and Ca) and minor elements (Mn, Fe, Zn, Cu, and Na). Principal component analysis showed that the contents of sugars, organic acids, and phenolic compounds are almost similar in cultivars FS and BJ, whereas the vitamin contents are nearly similar in TS and GS. Overall, these findings reveal that there is a differential in the accumulated content of primary and specialized metabolites as well as minerals in ripe fruits, providing a source for commercial value and food industry applications.