Extensive Metabolic Profiles of Leaves and Stems from the Medicinal Plant Dendrobiumofficinale Kimura et Migo.

ABSTRACT: Dendrobiumofficinale Kimura et Migo is a commercially and pharmacologically highly prized species widely used in Western Asian countries. In contrast to the extensive genomic and transcriptomic resources generated in this medicinal species, detailed metabolomic data are still missing. Herein, using the widely targeted metabolomics approach, we detect 649 diverse metabolites in leaf and stem samples of D.officinale. The majority of these metabolites were organic acids, amino acids and their derivatives, nucleotides and their derivatives, and flavones. Though both organs contain similar metabolites, the metabolite profiles were quantitatively different. Stems, the organs preferentially exploited for herbal medicine, contained larger concentrations of many more metabolites than leaves. Howeve

SUBMITTER: Cao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6835975 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature