Acta Biologica Hungarica
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Volume 62: Issue 3
Effects of methyl jasmonate on accumulation of flavonoids in seedlings of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)
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M. Horbowicz University of Podlasie Department of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Institute of Biology Prusa 12 08-110 Siedlce Poland

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W. Wiczkowski Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research Tuwima 10 10-747 Olsztyn Poland

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Danuta Koczkodaj University of Podlasie Department of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Institute of Biology Prusa 12 08-110 Siedlce Poland

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M. Saniewski Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture Pomologiczna 18 96-100 Skierniewice Poland

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265–278
Online Publication Date:
13 Aug 2011
Publication Date:
01 Sep 2011
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/abiol.62.2011.3.6
Keywords:
Anthocyanins; common buckwheat; flavonoids; methyl jasmonate; proanthocyanidins
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The jasmonates, which include jasmonic acid and its methyl ester (MJ), play a central role in regulating the biosynthesis of many secondary metabolites, including flavonoids, and also are signaling molecules in environmental stresses. Synthesis of anthocyanins pigments is a final part of flavonoids pathway route. Accumulation of the pigments in young seedlings is stimulated by various environmental stresses, such as high-intensity light, wounding, pathogen attack, drought, sugar and nutrient deficiency. The anthocyanins take part in defense system against excess of light and UV-B light, and therefore it is probably main reason why young plant tissues accumulate enlarged levels of the pigments. The effects of exogenously applied MJ on level of anthocyanins, glycosides of apigenin, luteolin, quercetin and proanthocyanidins in seedlings of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) were studied. MJ decreased contents of all the found cyanidin glycosides and its aglycone in hypocotyls of buckwheat seedlings. However contents of particular anthocyanins in cotyledons of buckwheat seedlings treated with the plant hormone were not significantly different from the control. Applied doses of MJ did not affect levels of quercetin, apigenin and luteolin glycosides in the analyzed parts of buckwheat seedlings: cotyledons and hypocotyls. On the other hand, treatment of buckwheat seedlings with MJ clearly stimulated of proanthocyanidins biosynthesis in hypocotyls. We suggest that methyl jasmonate induces in hypocotyls of buckwheat seedlings the leucocyanidin reductase or anthocyanidin reductase, possible enzymes in proanthocyanidins synthesis, and/or inhibits anthocyanidin synthase, which transforms leucocyanidin into cyanidin. According to our knowledge this is the first report regarding the effect of methyl jasmonate on enhancing the accumulation of proanthocyanidins in cultivated plants.

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