Molecular background of the diverse metabolic profiles in leaves and inflorescences of naked catmint (<i>Nepeta nuda</i> L.).

ABSTRACT: Nepeta nuda L. shares a typical secondary chemistry with other Nepeta species (fam. Lamiaceae), characterized by the tendency to intensively produce monoterpenoid iridoids, whereas the phenylpropanoid chemistry is steered towards the production of a caffeic acid ester, rosmarinic acid. Combining complementary state-of-the-art analytical techniques, N. nuda metabolome was here comprehensively characterized in the quest for the organ-specific composition of phenolics and terpenoids that possess well-defined functions in plant-biotic interactions as well as therapeutic potential. N. nuda inflorescences showed generally higher constitutive levels of specialized metabolites, as compared to leaves, and the composition of major iridoids and phenolics in reproduc

SUBMITTER: Petrovic L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11634604 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature