Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 60, Issue 45, Pages 11378-11386Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf303252v
Keywords
carrot; postharvest abiotic stresses; wounding; glyphosate; shikimic acid; phenolic compounds
Funding
- Tecnologico de Monterrey - Research Chair Initiative [CAT 161]
- Catedra de Nutrigenomica - FEMSA
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The use of plants to produce chemical compounds With pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications has intensified in recent years. In this regard, genetic engineering is the most commonly used tool to generate crop lines with enhanced concentrations of desirable chemicals. However, growing genetically modified plants is still limited because they are perceived as potential biological hazards that can create an ecological imbalance: The application of postharvest abiotic stresses on plants induces the accumulation Of secondary metabolites and thus can be used as an alternative to genetic modification. The present project evaluated the feasibility of producing shikimic acid (SA) and phenolic compounds (PC) in wounded carrots (Daucus carota) treated with glyphosate. The spray application of a: concentrated glyphosate solution. on wounded carrot tissue increased the concentrations of SA and chlorogenic add. by similar to 1735 and similar to 5700%, respectively. The results presented herein demonstrate the potential of stressed carrot tissue as a biofactory of SA and PC.
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