Uncovering metabolite changes of potato Fusarium sambucinum infection based on a UPLC-Q-TOF metabonomic approach

Fan Zhang; Qi Shi; Kexiang Chen; Xinyue Pan; Shiyuan Xie; Jianfeng Sun; Wenxiu Wang

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142688

Uncovering metabolite changes of potato Fusarium sambucinum infection based on a UPLC-Q-TOF metabonomic approach

Food Chem. 2024 Dec 27:470:142688. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142688. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Fan Zhang¹, Qi Shi¹, Kexiang Chen¹, Xinyue Pan¹, Shiyuan Xie¹, Jianfeng Sun², Wenxiu Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Food Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China.
² College of Food Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China. Electronic address: causunjf@hebau.edu.cn.

PMID: 39752748
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142688

Abstract

Fusarium sambucinum causes dry rot disease and postharvest storage losses in potatoes. Understanding the defense mechanisms of potato plants may lead to the development of rational disease control approaches. In the present study, "Kexin one" potato variety was infected with F. sambucinum, and samples were collected at 0, 10, and 20 d post-infection and analyzed using ultra-performance liquid chromatography and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry to determine metabolic differences. We identified 1049 significant differential metabolites belonging to 12 categories, including organic and amino acids and peptides, which can be biomarkers for dry rot in potatoes following F. sambucinum infection. Physiological and biochemical indicators of dry rot potatoes were explored, and the results were consistent with those of metabolomic data. The findings of this study provide a basis for the control of dry rot and prevention of postharvest losses in potatoes.

Keywords: Dry rot; Fusarium sambucinum; Metabolomics; Postharvest storage; Potato; UPLC-Q-TOF/MS.