Flavonoid diversity and biosynthesis in seed of Arabidopsis thaliana

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作者
Routaboul, Jean-Marc [1 ]
Kerhoas, Lucien
Debeaujon, Isabelle
Pourcel, Lucille
Caboche, Michel
Einhorn, Jacques
Lepiniec, Loic
机构
[1] INRA, Inst Jean Pierre Bourgin, INAPG, UMR 204,Lab Biol Semences, F-78026 Versailles, France
[2] INRA, Lab Phytopharm & Mediateurs Chim, F-78026 Versailles, France
关键词
Arabidopsis; Arabidopsis tt mutants; flavonols; proanthocyanidins; seed development; tannin;
D O I
10.1007/s00425-005-0197-5
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Functional characterization of genes involved in the flavonoid metabolism and its regulation requires in-depth analysis of flavonoid structure and composition of seed from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we report an analysis of the diverse and specific flavonoids that accumulate during seed development and maturation in wild types and mutants. Wild type seed contained more than 26 different flavonoids belonging to flavonols (mono and diglycosylated quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin derivatives) and flavan-3-ols (epicatechin monomers and soluble procyanidin polymers with degrees of polymerization up to 9). Most of them are described for the first time in Arabidopsis. Interestingly, a novel group of four biflavonols that are dimers of quercetin-rhamnoside was also detected. Quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside (the major flavonoid), biflavonols, epicatechin and procyanidins accumulated in the seed coat in contrast to diglycosylated flavonols that were essentially observed in the embryo. Epicatechin, procyanidins and an additional quercetin-rhamnoside-hexoside derivative were synthesized in large quantities during seed development, whereas quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside displayed two peaks of accumulation. Finally, 11 mutants affected in known structural or regulatory functions of the pathway and their three corresponding wild types were also studied. Flavonoid profiles of the mutants were consistent with previous predictions based on genetic and molecular data. In addition, they also revealed the presence of new products in seed and underlined the plasticity of this metabolic pathway in the mutants.
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页码:96 / 107
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