title: Profiling of metabolites in oil palm mesocarp at different stages of oil biosynthesis.
abstract: Oil palm is one of the most productive oil producing crops and can store up to 90% oil in its fruit mesocarp. However, the biosynthetic regulation and drivers of palm mesocarp development are still not well understood. Multiplatform metabolomics technology was used to profile palm metabolites during six critical stages of fruit development in order to better understand lipid biosynthesis. Significantly higher amino acid levels were observed in palm mesocarp preceding lipid biosynthesis. Nucleosides were found to be in high concentration during lipid biosynthesis, whereas levels of metabolites involved in the tricarboxylic acid cycle were more concentrated during early fruit development. Apart from insights into the regulation of metabolites during fruit development in oil palm, these results provide potentially useful metabolite yield markers and genes of interest for use in breeding programs.
authors: Sime Darby Technology Centre Sdn Bhd, UPM-MTDC Technology Centre III, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: Bee Keat
authors: BK
authors: Neoh
authors: Huey Fang
authors: HF
authors: Teh
authors: Theresa Lee Mei
authors: TL
authors: Ng
authors: Soon Huat
authors: SH
authors: Tiong
authors: Yin Mee
authors: YM
authors: Thang
authors: Mohd Amiron
authors: MA
authors: Ersad
authors: Mohaimi
authors: M
authors: Mohamed
authors: Fook Tim
authors: FT
authors: Chew
authors: Harikrishna
authors: H
authors: Kulaveerasingam
authors: David R
authors: DR
authors: Appleton
mesh_terms: D028023:Arecaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D055432:Metabolomics; D000073878:Palm Oil; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; D000073878:Palm Oil