Metabolic profiling and scavenging activities of developing circumscissile fruit of psyllium (Plantago ovata Forssk.) reveal variation in primary and secondary metabolites.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Developing fruit is considered as an excellent model to study the complex network of metabolites which are altered rapidly during development. RESULTS:Metabolomics revealed that developing psyllium fruit is a rich source of primary metabolites (ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids and amino-acids), secondary metabolites and natural antioxidants. Eidonomy and anatomy confirmed that psyllium fruit followed five stages of development. Total lipids and fatty acids were synthesized differentially; saturated fatty acids (FAs) increased, whereas total polyunsaturated FAs decreased with increasing developmental stage. The unsaturation index and degree of unsaturation showed a catenary curve. Principal component analysis confirmed a significant shift in the FA profile from bud initiation to the matur

SUBMITTER: Patel MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7071626 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature