TitleExploring the medicinally important secondary metabolites landscape through the lens of transcriptome data in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.).
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsNaika MBN, Sathyanarayanan N, Sajeevan RSivarajan, Bhattacharyya T, Ghosh P, Iyer MS, Jarjapu M, Joshi AG, Harini K, K Shafi M, Kalmankar N, Karpe SD, Mam B, Pasha SNaseer, Sowdhamini R
JournalSci Rep
Volume12
Issue1
Pagination13534
Date Published2022 Aug 08
ISSN2045-2322
KeywordsDiosgenin, Hypoglycemic Agents, Plant Extracts, Plants, Medicinal, Transcriptome, Trigonella
Abstract

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is a self-pollinated leguminous crop belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is a multipurpose crop used as herb, spice, vegetable and forage. It is a traditional medicinal plant in India attributed with several nutritional and medicinal properties including antidiabetic and anticancer. We have performed a combined transcriptome assembly from RNA sequencing data derived from leaf, stem and root tissues. Around 209,831 transcripts were deciphered from the assembly of 92% completeness and an N50 of 1382 bases. Whilst secondary metabolites of medicinal value, such as trigonelline, diosgenin, 4-hydroxyisoleucine and quercetin, are distributed in several tissues, we report transcripts that bear sequence signatures of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of such metabolites and are highly expressed in leaves, stem and roots. One of the antidiabetic alkaloid, trigonelline and its biosynthesising enzyme, is highly abundant in leaves. These findings are of value to nutritional and the pharmaceutical industry.

DOI10.1038/s41598-022-17779-8
Alternate JournalSci Rep
PubMed ID35941189
PubMed Central IDPMC9359999
Grant ListBT/PR40187/BTIS/137/9/2021 / / Bioinformatics Centre Grant, Department of Biotechnology, India /
BT/PR10550/BID/7/479/2013 / / Department of Biotechnology, Government of India /
SB/S2/JC-071/2015 / / JC Bose fellowship, Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India /