Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Metabolites during Sorghum Germination

• Published in: Plant physiology (Bethesda) Vol. 183; no. 3; pp. 925 - 942
• Main Authors: Montini, Lucia, Crocoll, Christoph, Gleadow, Roslyn M., Motawia, Mohammed Saddik, Janfelt, Christian, Bjarnholt, Nanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Plant Biologists 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Edible Grain - genetics; Edible Grain - physiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Germination - genetics; Germination - physiology; Nitriles - metabolism; Seeds - genetics; Seeds - physiology; Sorghum - genetics; Sorghum - physiology; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization - methods

Dhurrin is the most abundant cyanogenic glucoside found in sorghum ( where it plays a key role in chemical defense by releasing toxic hydrogen cyanide upon tissue disruption. Besides this well-established function, there is strong evidence that dhurrin plays additional roles, e.g. as a transport and...