title: Headspace solid-phase microextraction with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry in the investigation of volatile organic compounds in an ectomycorrhizae synthesis system.
abstract: Ectomycorrhizae formation represents one of the most significant steps in the truffle life cycle and is determined by a complex molecular signaling between two symbionts. In order to understand the molecular pathway of ectomycorrhiza development, we focused on the signaling interaction between the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tuber borchii Vittad. and the Tilia americana L. plant roots. The medium of a pre-symbiotic (T. americana-T. borchii) in vitro system was analysed by headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. In total, 73 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were identified. Twenty-nine of these VOCs were produced only during the interaction phase between the two partners, leading to a hypothesis that these molecules might act as molecular messengers in order to pilot the ectomycorrhizae formation.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica Biologica Giorgio Fornaini, Università degli Studi di Urbino, via Saffi 2, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menotta
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gioacchini
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amicucci
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buffalini
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sisti
authors.forename: Vilberto
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stocchi
mesh_terms: D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D038821:Mycorrhizae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals