Abstract
Volatile metabolites from ‘Russet Burbank’ potatoes inoculated withErwinia carotovora ssp.carotovora (ECC),Erwinia carotovora ssp.atroseptica (ECA), andFusarium sambucinum (FSA) were analyzed by sampling the headspace at 3 and 6 days after inoculation and then using a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) to identify the compounds. Non-wounded noninoculated and wounded non-inoculated tubers served as checks. Compounds with an abundance of ≥105 and with frequency of ≥3 out of 20 replicates (10 replicates × 2 incubation times) were subjected to further analysis. A total of 81 volatile metabolites were detected, of which 58 were specific to one or common to a few, but not to all inoculations/diseases. Acetic acid ethenyl ester was unique to ECA, while cyclohexene, diazene, and methoxy-(1,1-dimethyl-2-dihydroxy-ethyl)-amine were unique to ECC, and 2,5-norbornadiene and styrene were unique to FSA. Several metabolites were common only to tubers inoculated with ECC and ECA and were not detected in fungus-inoculated or in control tubers. High abundances of acetone and butane were detected in ECC- and ECA-inoculated tubers, respectively. The possible use of differences in volatile metabolic profiles to discriminate diseases of potato tubers in storage is discussed.
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Los metabolites volátiles de la papa Russet Burbank, inoculados conErwinia carotovora ssp.carotovora (ECC),Erwinia carotovora ssp.atroseptica (ECA)y Fusarium sambucinum (FSA) se analizaron por muestreo del espacio circundante 3 y 6 días después de la inoculación. Para identificar los compuestos se utilizó un cromatógrafo de gas/ espectómetro de masa (GC/MS). Sirvieron como testigos, tubérculos sin herir sin inocular y tubérculos heridos sin inocular. Los compuestos en cantidades ≥105 y con una frecuencia ≥3 de 20 repeticiones (10 repeticiones × 2 periodos de incubación), fueron sujetos a análisis posteriores. Se detectó un total de 81 metabolites volátiles, de los cuales 58 fueron especificos a una o comunes a unas pocas pero no a todas las inoculaciones/enfermedades. El ácido acético etenil ester fue exclusivo de ECA, mientras que el ciclohexeno, diazeno y metoxi-(1,1 dimetil-2-dihidroxi-etil)-amina fueron exclusivos de ECC, y el 2,5-norbordarieno y el estireno fueron exclusivos de FSA. Algunos metabolites fueron comunes solamente en los tubérculos inoculados con ECC y ECA y no se detectaron en los inoculados con el hongo o en los testigos. Abundante acetona y butano se detectó en los tubérculos inoculados con ECC y ECA respectivamente. Se discute el posible uso de las diferencias de los perfiles volatiles metabólicos para distinguir las enfermedades en los tubérculos almacenados.
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Lui, L.H., Vikram, A., Abu-Nada, Y. et al. Volatile metabolic profiling for discrimination of potato tubers inoculated with dry and soft rot pathogens. Amer J of Potato Res 82, 1–8 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02894914
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