Lipidomics Unravels the Role of Leaf Lipids in Thyme Plant Response to Drought Stress.

ABSTRACT: Thymus is one of the best known genera within the Labiatae (Lamiaceae) family, with more than 200 species and many medicinal and culinary uses. The effects of prolonged drought on lipid profile were investigated in tolerant and sensitive thyme plants (Thymus serpyllum L. and Thymus vulgaris L., respectively). Non-targeted non-polar metabolite profiling was carried out using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry with one-month-old plants exposed to drought stress, and their morpho-physiological parameters were also evaluated. Tolerant and sensitive plants exhibited clearly different responses at a physiological level. In addition, different trends for a number of non-polar metabolites were observed when comparing stressed and control samples, for both sensitiv

SUBMITTER: Moradi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5666749 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature