Journal
PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 241, Issue -, Pages 55-64Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.09.027
Keywords
Metabolomics; Mineral deficiency; Amino acids; Organic acids; Carbohydrates; Polyamines
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Funding
- International Collaborative Research project of National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea [PJ008596]
- ARS [813412, ARS-0424526] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
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Specific metabolic network responses to mineral deficiencies are not well-defined. Here, we conducted a detailed broad-scale identification of metabolic responses of tomato leaves and roots to N, P or K deficiency. Tomato plants were grown hydroponically under optimal (5 mM N, 0.5 mM P, or 5 mM K) and deficient (0.5 mM N, 0.05 mM P, or 0.5 mM K) conditions and metabolites were measured by LC-MS and GC-MS. Based on these results, deficiency of any of these three minerals affected energy production and amino acid metabolism. N deficiency generally led to decreased amino acids and organic acids, and increased soluble sugars. P deficiency resulted in increased amino acids and organic acids in roots, and decreased soluble sugars. K deficiency caused accumulation of soluble sugars and amino acids in roots, and decreased organic acids and amino acids in leaves. Notable metabolic pathway alterations included; (1) increased levels of a-ketoglutarate and raffinose family oligosaccharides in N, P or K-deficient tomato roots, and (2) increased putrescine in K-deficient roots. These findings provide new knowledge of metabolic changes in response to mineral deficiencies. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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