Integrated volatile metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis provides insights into the regulation of odor components between two Ferula species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ferula (Apiaceae), a genus of perennial herbs with significant medicinal and culinary value, derives its characteristic odor primarily from volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particularly volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) and terpenoids. Despite their economic importance, two critical gaps hinder targeted utilization: Ferula species-specific VOCs remains undocumented, and the metabolic pathways and key genes of VSCs and terpenoids in Ferula are still unclear.

Results

Volatile metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses were performed on two species of Ferula-viz., Ferula sinkiangensis K. M. Shen (XJ, strong odor) and Ferula ferulaeoides (Steud.) Korov (DS, bland odor). A total of 561 VOCs were annotated, with VSCs dominating XJ (45.98%) and terpenoids prevailing in DS

SUBMITTER: Tian Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12275395 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature