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Physiol Plant

Title:		Increased substrate availability reveals the potential of scentless lisianthus flowers in producing fragrant benzenoid-phenylpropanoids
Author(s):		Fang F; Oliva M; Ovadia R; Bar E; Nissim-Levi A; Kumar V; Wang R; Neeman A; Zaccai M; Lewinsohn E; Oren-Shamir M;
Address:		"Department of Ornamental Plants and Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, Israel. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Department of Vegetable Crops, Agriculture Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Volcani Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel. Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel"
Journal Title:		Physiol Plant
Year:		2021
Volume:		20201227
Issue:		1
Page Number:		19 - 28
DOI:		10.1111/ppl.13264
ISSN/ISBN:		1399-3054 (Electronic) 0031-9317 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum), a leading plant in the cut flower industry, is scentless. Here we show that lisianthus flowers have potential to produce several fragrant benzenoid-phenylpropanoids when substrate availability is not limited. To enable hyperaccumulation of substrates for the production of volatile benzenoid-phenylpropanoids, lisianthus commercial hybrid 'Excalibur Pink' was transformed via floral dipping with a feedback-insensitive Escherichia coli DAHP synthase (AroG*) and Clarkia breweri benzyl alcohol acetyltransferase (BEAT), under constitutive promoters. The T1 progeny of 'Excalibur Pink' plants segregated into four visual phenotypes, with pink or white colored petals and multiple or single petal layers. Interestingly, transformation with AroG* and BEAT caused no significant effect in the pigment composition among phenotypes, but did increase the levels of down-stream fragrant volatile benzenoids. All the transgenic lines exclusively accumulated methyl benzoate, a fragrant benzenoid, either in their petals or leaves. Furthermore, feeding with benzyl alcohol resulted in the accumulation of two novel benzenoids, benzyl acetate (the product of BEAT) and benzoate, as well as a dramatic increase in the concentrations of additional benzenoid-phenylpropanoid volatiles. Presumably, the degree of benzaldehyde overproduction after benzyl alcohol feeding in both leaves and flowers revealed their reverse conversion in lisianthus plants. These findings demonstrate the concealed capability of lisianthus plants to produce a wide array of fragrant benzenoid-phenylpropanoids, given high substrate concentrations, which could in turn open opportunities for future scent engineering"
Keywords:		*Flowers *Odorants Pigmentation Plant Leaves Plants;
Notes:		"MedlineFang, Fang Oliva, Moran Ovadia, Rinat Bar, Einat Nissim-Levi, Ada Kumar, Varun Wang, Ru Neeman, Agmon Zaccai, Michele Lewinsohn, Efraim Oren-Shamir, Michal eng 256-0957-15/Israel Agriculture Cheif Scientist/ Denmark 2020/11/09 Physiol Plant. 2021 May; 172(1):19-28. doi: 10.1111/ppl.13264. Epub 2020 Dec 27"