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Guice JL, Hollins MD, Farmar JG, Tinker KM, Garvey SM. Microbial inulinase promotes fructan hydrolysis under simulated gastric conditions. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1129329. [PMID: 37305092 PMCID: PMC10251236 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1129329] [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: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) have emerged as key contributors to digestive discomfort and intolerance to certain vegetables, fruits, and plant-based foods. Although strategies exist to minimize FODMAP consumption and exposure, exogenous enzyme supplementation targeting the fructan-type FODMAPs has been underexploited. The objective of this study was to test the hydrolytic efficacy of a food-grade, non-genetically engineered microbial inulinase preparation toward inulin-type fructans in the INFOGEST in vitro static simulation of gastrointestinal (GI) digestion. Purified inulin was shown to undergo acid-mediated hydrolysis at high gastric acidity as well as predominantly inulinase-mediated hydrolysis at lower gastric acidity. Inulinase dose-response simulations of inulin, garlic, and high-fructan meal digestion in the gastric phase suggest that as little as 50 inulinase units (INU) and up to 800 INU per serving promote fructan hydrolysis better than the control simulations without inulinase. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) profiling of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) in the gastric digestas following inulinase treatment confirms the fructolytic activity of inulinase under simulated digestive conditions. Altogether, these in vitro digestion data support the use of microbial inulinase as an exogenous enzyme supplement for reducing dietary fructan-type FODMAP exposure.
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Benkeblia N. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry metabolomics platforms: Tools for plant oligosaccharides analysis. CARBOHYDRATE POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carpta.2023.100304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Subbaraj AK, Huege J, Fraser K, Cao M, Rasmussen S, Faville M, Harrison SJ, Jones CS. A large-scale metabolomics study to harness chemical diversity and explore biochemical mechanisms in ryegrass. Commun Biol 2019; 2:87. [PMID: 30854479 PMCID: PMC6399292 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0289-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is integral to temperate pastoral agriculture, which contributes most of the milk and meat production worldwide. Chemical profiles and diversity of ryegrass offer several opportunities to harness specific traits and elucidate underlying biological mechanisms for forage improvement. We conducted a large-scale metabolomics study of perennial ryegrass comprising 715 genotypes, representing 118 populations from 21 countries. Liquid/gas chromatography–mass spectrometry based targeted and non-targeted techniques were used to analyse fructan oligosaccharides, lipids, fatty acid methyl esters, polar and semi-polar compounds. Fructan diversity across all genotypes was evaluated, high- and low-sugar groups identified, and fructan accumulation mechanisms explored. Metabolites differentiating the two groups were characterised, modules and pathways they represent deduced, and finally, visualisation and interpretation provided in a biological context. We also demonstrate a workflow for large-scale metabolomics studies from raw data through to statistical and pathway analysis. Raw files and metadata are available at the MetaboLights database. Arvind Subbaraj et al. present the ryegrass metabolome, derived from 715 genotypes representing 118 populations of Lolium perenne from 21 countries. They analyze fructan diversity, identify high- and low-sugar groups, and explore biochemical modules and pathways that discriminate the phenotypes.
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- Arvind K Subbaraj
- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand.,Institute of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand.,PepsiCo, Cork, Ireland
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand.,Feed and Forage Biosciences, International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Verspreet J, Hansen AH, Harrison SJ, Vergauwen R, Van den Ende W, Courtin CM. Building a fructan LC–MS2 library and its application to reveal the fine structure of cereal grain fructans. Carbohydr Polym 2017; 174:343-351. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Evans M, Gallagher JA, Ratcliffe I, Williams PA. Determination of the degree of polymerisation of fructans from ryegrass and chicory using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Gel Permeation Chromatography coupled to multiangle laser light scattering. Food Hydrocoll 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2015.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gallagher JA, Cairns AJ, Thomas D, Timms-Taravella E, Skøt K, Charlton A, Williams P, Turner LB. Fructan synthesis, accumulation and polymer traits. II. Fructan pools in populations of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) with variation for water-soluble carbohydrate and candidate genes were not correlated with biosynthetic activity and demonstrated constraints to polymer chain extension. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:864. [PMID: 26528321 PMCID: PMC4606054 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Differences have been shown between ryegrass and fescue within the Festulolium subline introgression family for fructan synthesis, metabolism, and polymer-size traits. It is well-established that there is considerable variation for water-soluble carbohydrate and fructan content within perennial ryegrass. However there is much still to be discovered about the fructan polymer pool in this species, especially in regard to its composition and regulation. It is postulated that similar considerable variation for polymer traits may exist, providing useful polymers for biorefining applications. Seasonal effects on fructan content together with fructan synthesis and polymer-size traits have been examined in diverse perennial ryegrass material comprising contrasting plants from a perennial ryegrass F2 mapping family and from populations produced by three rounds of phenotypic selection. Relationships with copy number variation in candidate genes have been investigated. There was little evidence of any variation in fructan metabolism across this diverse germplasm under these conditions that resulted in substantial differences in the complement of fructan polymers present in leaf tissue at high water-soluble carbohydrate concentrations. The importance of fructan synthesis during fructan accumulation was unclear as fructan content and polymer characteristics in intact plants during the growing season did not reflect the capacity for de novo synthesis. However, the retention of fructan in environmental conditions favoring high sink/low source demand may be an important component of the high sugar trait and the roles of breakdown and turnover are discussed.
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- Joe A. Gallagher
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityGogerddan, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityGogerddan, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityGogerddan, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityGogerddan, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityGogerddan, Aberystwyth, UK
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- The Biocomposites Centre, Bangor UniversityBangor, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityGogerddan, Aberystwyth, UK
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Gallagher JA, Cairns AJ, Thomas D, Charlton A, Williams P, Turner LB. Fructan synthesis, accumulation, and polymer traits. I. Festulolium chromosome substitution lines. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:486. [PMID: 26217346 PMCID: PMC4495318 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The fructans found as storage carbohydrates in temperate forage grasses have a physiological role in regrowth and stress tolerance. They are also important for the nutritional value of fresh and preserved livestock feeds, and are potentially useful as feedstocks for biorefining. Seasonal variation in fructan content and the capacity for de novo fructan synthesis have been examined in a Festulolium monosomic substitution line family to investigate variation in the polymers produced by grasses in the ryegrass-fescue complex. There were significant differences between ryegrass and fescue. Fescue had low polymeric fructan content and a high oligomer/polymer ratio; synthesis of polymers longer than degree of polymerization 6 (DP6) from oligomers was slow. However, extension of polymer length from DP10/DP20 upward appeared to occur relatively freely, and, unlike ryegrass, fescue had a relatively even spread of polymer chain lengths above DP20. This included the presence of some very large polymers. Additionally fescue retained high concentrations of fructan, both polymeric and oligomeric, during conditions of low source/high sink demand. There were indications that major genes involved in the control of some of these traits might be located on fescue chromosome 3 opening the possibility to develop grasses optimized for specific applications.
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- Joe A. Gallagher
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, UK
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Abeynayake SW, Etzerodt TP, Jonavičienė K, Byrne S, Asp T, Boelt B. Fructan metabolism and changes in fructan composition during cold acclimation in perennial ryegrass. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:329. [PMID: 26029229 PMCID: PMC4428078 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) produces high levels of fructans as a mixture of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides with different degrees of polymerization (DP). The present study describes the analysis of the compositional changes in the full spectrum of fructans, fructan distribution between above ground biomass (top) and the roots, and the transcription of candidate genes involved in fructan metabolism during cold acclimation in perennial ryegrass variety "Veyo" and ecotype "Falster" from distinct geographical origins. We observed changes in fructan composition and induction of low-DP fructans, especially DP = 4, in both the top and the roots of "Veyo" and "Falster" in response to low-temperature stress. The accumulation of DP > 50 fructans was only apparent in the top tissues where the Lp1-FFT expression is higher compared to the roots in both "Veyo" and "Falster." Our results also show the accumulation and depolymerization of fructans with different DP, together with the induction of genes encoding fructosyltransferases and fructan exohydrolases in both "Veyo" and "Falster" during cold acclimation, supporting the hypothesis that fructan synthesis and depolymerization occurring simultaneously. The ecotype "Falster," adapted to cold climates, increased total fructan content and produced more DP > 7 fructans in the roots than the variety "Veyo," adapted to warmer climates. This indicates that high-DP fructan accumulation in roots may be an adaptive trait for plant recovery after abiotic stresses.
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- Shamila W. Abeynayake
- Department of Agroecology, Aarhus UniversitySlagelse, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus UniversitySlagelse, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology, Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and ForestryAkademija, Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus UniversitySlagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus UniversitySlagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Agroecology, Aarhus UniversitySlagelse, Denmark
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Liu Z, Rochfort S. Recent progress in polar metabolite quantification in plants using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 56:816-825. [PMID: 25340205 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Metabolite analysis or metabolomics is an important component of systems biology in the post-genomic era. Although separate liquid chromatography (LC) methods for quantification of the major classes of polar metabolites of plants have been available for decades, a single method that enables simultaneous determination of hundreds of polar metabolites is possible only with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) techniques. The rapid expansion of new LC stationary phases in the market and the ready access of mass spectrometry in many laboratories provides an excellent opportunity for developing LC–MS based methods for multi-target quantification of polar metabolites. Although various LC–MS methods have been developed over the last 10 years with the aim to quantify one or more classes of polar compounds in different matrices, currently there is no consensus LC–MS method that is widely used in plant metabolomics studies. The most promising methods applicable to plant metabolite analysis will be reviewed in this paper and the major problems encountered highlighted. The aim of this review is to provide plant scientists, with limited to moderate experience in analytical chemistry, with up-to-date and simplified information regarding the current status of polar metabolite analysis using LC–MS techniques.
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Rasmussen S, Parsons AJ, Xue H, Liu Q, Jones CS, Ryan GD, Newman JA. Transcript profiling of fructan biosynthetic pathway genes reveals association of a specific fructosyltransferase isoform with the high sugar trait in Lolium perenne. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 171:475-85. [PMID: 24655383 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2013.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Lolium perenne cultivars with elevated levels of fructans in leaf blades (high sugar-content grasses) have been developed to improve animal nutrition and reduce adverse environmental impacts of pastoral agricultural systems. Expression of the high sugar trait can vary substantially depending on genotype×environment (G×E) interactions. We grew three potential high sugar-content and a control cultivar in three temperature regimes and quantified water soluble carbohydrates (WSCs) and the expression of all functionally characterised L. perenne fructan pathway genes in leaf tissues. We also analysed the distribution, expression and sequence variation of two specific isoforms of Lp6G-FFT (fructan: fructan 6G-fructosyltransferase). Our study confirmed a significant G×E interaction affecting the accumulation of fructans in the high sugar-content cultivar AberDart, which accumulated higher levels of high DP (degree of polymerisation) fructans in blades compared to the control cultivar only when grown at 20°C (day)/10°C (night) temperatures. The cultivar Expo on the other hand accumulated significantly higher levels of high DP fructans in blades independent of temperature. Fructan levels in pseudostems were higher than in blades, and they increased markedly with decreasing temperature, but there was no consistent effect of cultivar in this tissue. The expression of the high sugar trait was generally positively correlated with transcript levels of fructosyltransferases. Presence and expression of only one of the two known 6G-FFT isoforms was positively correlated with high fructan biosynthesis, while the second isoform was associated with low fructan concentrations and positively correlated with fructan exohydrolase gene expression. The presence of distinct 6G-FFT sequence variants appears to be associated with the capacity of high sugar-content grasses to accumulate higher fructan levels particularly at warmer temperatures. These findings might be exploited for the selection and breeding of 'warm-effective' high sugar-content grasses to overcome some of the limitations of current high sugar-content ryegrass cultivars.
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- Susanne Rasmussen
- AgResearch Grasslands Research Centre, P.B. 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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- Institute of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, P.B. 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Grasslands Research Centre, P.B. 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Grasslands Research Centre, P.B. 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Grasslands Research Centre, P.B. 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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Benkeblia N. Fructooligosaccharides and fructans analysis in plants and food crops. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1313:54-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 07/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Rasmussen S, Thornley JHM, Parsons AJ, Harrison SJ. Mathematical model of fructan biosynthesis and polymer length distribution in plants. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2013; 111:1219-31. [PMID: 23644360 PMCID: PMC3662526 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mct087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS There are many unresolved issues concerning the biochemistry of fructan biosynthesis. The aim of this paper is to address some of these by means of modelling mathematically the biochemical processes. METHODS A model has been constructed for the step-by-step synthesis of fructan polymers. This is run until a steady state is achieved for which a polymer distribution is predicted. It is shown how qualitatively different distributions can be obtained. KEY RESULTS It is demonstrated how a set of experimental results on polymer distribution can by simulated by a simple parameter adjustments. CONCLUSIONS Mathematical modelling of fructan biosynthesis can provide a useful tool for helping elucidate the details of the biosynthetic processes.
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- Susanne Rasmussen
- AgResearch Grasslands, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Centre for Nutrition Modelling, Department of Animal & Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Grasslands, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Danish Technical University, Fremtidsvej 3, Hørsholm, Denmark-2970
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Suzuki T, Maeda T, Grant S, Grant G, Sporns P. Confirmation of Fructans biosynthesized in vitro from [1-13C]glucose in asparagus tissues using MALDI-TOF MS and ESI-MS. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 170:715-722. [PMID: 23369447 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Revised: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Accumulation of Fructans was confirmed in asparagus tissues that had been cultured for 2 days on media supplemented with glucose. It is very common that Fructans are biosynthesized from sucrose. We hypothesized however that Fructans could also be biosynthesized from glucose. Stem tissues of in vitro-cultured asparagus were subcultured for 72 h on a medium containing 0.5M of [1-(13)C]glucose. A medium containing 0.5M of normal ((12)C) glucose was used as control. Carbohydrates were extracted from the tissues and analyzed using HPLC, MALDI-TOF MS and ESI-MS. HPLC results indicated that the accumulation of short-chain Fructans was similar in both (13)C-labelled and control samples. Short-chain Fructans of DP=3-7 were detected using MALDI-TOF MS. The molecular mass of each oligomer in the (13)C-labelled sample was higher than the mass of the natural sample by 1 m/z unit per sugar moiety. The results of ESI-MS on the HPLC fractions of neokestose and 1-kestose showed that these oligomers (DP=3) were biosynthesized from exogenous glucose added to the medium. We conclude that not only exogenous sucrose but glucose can induce Fructan biosynthesis; fructans of both inulin type and inulin neoseries are also biosynthesized from glucose accumulated in asparagus tissues; the glucose molecules (or its metabolic products) were incorporated into Fructans as structural monomers.
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- Takashi Suzuki
- Research Faculty and Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8589, Japan.
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Vismeh R, Humpula JF, Chundawat SP, Balan V, Dale BE, Jones AD. Profiling of soluble neutral oligosaccharides from treated biomass using solid phase extraction and LC–TOF MS. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 94:791-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rasmussen S, Parsons AJ, Jones CS. Metabolomics of forage plants: a review. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2012; 110:1281-90. [PMID: 22351485 PMCID: PMC3478039 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Forage plant breeding is under increasing pressure to deliver new cultivars with improved yield, quality and persistence to the pastoral industry. New innovations in DNA sequencing technologies mean that quantitative trait loci analysis and marker-assisted selection approaches are becoming faster and cheaper, and are increasingly used in the breeding process with the aim to speed it up and improve its precision. High-throughput phenotyping is currently a major bottle neck and emerging technologies such as metabolomics are being developed to bridge the gap between genotype and phenotype; metabolomics studies on forages are reviewed in this article. SCOPE Major challenges for pasture production arise from the reduced availability of resources, mainly water, nitrogen and phosphorus, and metabolomics studies on metabolic responses to these abiotic stresses in Lolium perenne and Lotus species will be discussed here. Many forage plants can be associated with symbiotic microorganisms such as legumes with nitrogen fixing rhizobia, grasses and legumes with phosphorus-solubilizing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and cool temperate grasses with fungal anti-herbivorous alkaloid-producing Neotyphodium endophytes and metabolomics studies have shown that these associations can significantly affect the metabolic composition of forage plants. The combination of genetics and metabolomics, also known as genetical metabolomics can be a powerful tool to identify genetic regions related to specific metabolites or metabolic profiles, but this approach has not been widely adopted for forages yet, and we argue here that more studies are needed to improve our chances of success in forage breeding. CONCLUSIONS Metabolomics combined with other '-omics' technologies and genome sequencing can be invaluable tools for large-scale geno- and phenotyping of breeding populations, although the implementation of these approaches in forage breeding programmes still lags behind. The majority of studies using metabolomics approaches have been performed with model species or cereals and findings from these studies are not easily translated to forage species. To be most effective these approaches should be accompanied by whole-plant physiology and proof of concept (modelling) studies. Wider considerations of possible consequences of novel traits on the fitness of new cultivars and symbiotic associations need also to be taken into account.
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- Susanne Rasmussen
- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
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