Contents of lobetyolin, syringin, and atractylolide III in Codonopsis pilosula are related to dynamic changes of endophytes under drought stress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Codonopsis pilosula, an important medicinal plant, can accumulate certain metabolites under moderate drought stress. Endophytes are involved in the metabolite accumulations within medicinal plants. It is still unknown that the endophytes of C. pilosula are associated with the accumulations of metabolites. This study aims to investigate the promoting effect of endophytes on the accumulations of active substances in C. pilosula under drought stress.

Methods

High-performance liquid chromatography and high-throughput sequencing technology were performed to investigate changes in the contents of secondary metabolite and endophyte abundances of C. pilosula under drought stress, respectively. Spearman's correlation analysis was further conducted to identify the endophyti

SUBMITTER: Liang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8607676 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature