Differential accumulation of tocochromanols in photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic tissues of strawberry plants subjected to reiterated water deficit

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB. - 1991. - 155(2020) vom: 15. Okt., Seite 868-876
1. Verfasser: Casadesús, Andrea (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Arabia, Alba, Pujolriu, Ricard, Munné-Bosch, Sergi
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
Schlagworte:Journal Article Achene Flesh Fragaria x ananassa Plastochromanol-8 Rosaceae Strawberries Tocochromanols α-Tocopherol γ-Tocopherol mehr... Tocotrienols Water 059QF0KO0R Tocopherols R0ZB2556P8
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Tocochromanols are a group of lipid-soluble antioxidants that include tocopherols, tocotrienols and plastochromanol-8. Here, we examined a putative differential accumulation of tocochromanols in photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic tissues (including leaves and whole fruits) of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa cv. Albion) plants and evaluated their endogenous variations in response to a reiterated water deficit during a vegetative (non-productive) and a fruiting (productive) period. In addition, we evaluated the concentration of tocochromanols in achenes (true fruits) and flesh of strawberries (whole fruits) at the white and full-red stages both under optimal and stress conditions. Results showed that leaves mainly accumulated α-tocopherol, with plastochromanol-8 and γ-tocopherol being present at low amounts. In contrast, whole fruits did not accumulate plastochromanol-8, γ-tocopherol being the major tocochromanol in the achenes (true fruit) and α-tocopherol in the flesh. While α-tocopherol content in leaves increased up to seven-fold after 12 weeks of stress during the fruiting period, it kept unaltered during the vegetative period. Neither plastochromanol-8 nor γ-tocopherol contents increased in leaves of stressed plants. During the fruiting period, γ-tocopherol content increased in whole fruits of stressed plants (most of it being accumulated in the achenes). Among the compounds examined, the flesh of strawberries accumulated α-tocopherol only, both at the white and full-red stages. It is concluded that (i) α-tocopherol is the major tocochromanol in leaves, while γ-tocopherol is the major tocochromanol in achenes (ii) reiterated water deficit promotes the accumulation of α-tocopherol in leaves and γ-tocopherol in fruits, (iii) α-tocopherol not only accumulates in photosynthetic tissues (leaves and whole fruits at green stages), but also in non-photosynthetic tissues (flesh of whole fruits at the white and full-red stages), and (iv) achenes (true fruits) of strawberry plants are an extraordinary rich source of tocopherols
Beschreibung:Date Completed 29.12.2020
Date Revised 29.12.2020
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1873-2690
DOI:10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.06.038