Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling reveals the tissue-specific flavonoid compositions and their biosynthesis pathways in Ziziphora bungeana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ziziphora bungeana Juz. is a folk medicine from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The herb or the aerial parts of it have been used to medicinally treat cardiovascular diseases. Flavonoids are the main pharmacologically active ingredients in Z. bungeana. Identification of the tissue-specific distribution of flavonoids in Z. bungeana is crucial for effective and sustainable medicinal use of the plant. Furthermore, understanding of the biosynthesis pathways of these flavonoids in Z. bungeana is of great biological significance.

Methods

The flavonoids from different tissues of Z. bungeana were identified using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The full-length transcriptome of Z. b

SUBMITTER: He J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7364582 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature