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The Terroir Concept Interpreted through Grape Berry Metabolomics and Transcriptomics
Published on: October 5, 2016
Direct Analysis of Glycosidic Aroma Precursors Containing Multiple Aglycone Classes in Vitis vinifera Berries
Andrew J Caffrey1,2, Larry A Lerno1,2, Jerry Zweigenbaum3
1Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States.
Abstract:
Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) accurate mass tandem mass spectrometry is a powerful tool for identifying and profiling plant metabolites. Here, we describe an approach to characterize glycosidically bound precursors of monoterpenoids, norisoprenoids, volatile phenols, aliphatic alcohols, and sesquiterpenoids in grapes. Chromatographic separation of glycosylated compounds was evaluated using phenyl-hexyl (reverse phase), glycan/hydrophilic interaction, and porous graphitic carbon (PGC) stationary phases. PGC provided the best UHPLC separation for 102 tentatively identified aroma precursors in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Riesling and Muscat of Alexandria berries. Monoterpene-triol, monoterpene-tetraol, and sesquiterpenol glycosides were tentatively identified for the first time in grapes, and a C6-alcohol trisaccharide was tentatively identified for the first time in any plant. Comparison of glycosylated aroma molecules in Riesling and Muscat of Alexandria grapes showed that the two varieties were distinguishable based on relative abundances of shared glycosides and the presence of glycosides unique to a single variety.
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