高效液相色谱(HPLC)技术鉴定中国南方大豆品种异黄酮主要组分

采用高效液相色谱(HPLC)技术检测中国南方六个省份的249份大豆品种异黄酮主要组分含量.结果显示大豆籽粒中可检测出6种主要的异黄酮组分,分别为大豆甙(Daidzin)、甲氧基黄豆甙原(Glycitin)、染料木甙(Genistin)、丙二酰基大豆甙(Malonyldaidzin)、丙二酰基黄豆甙原(Malonylglycitin)和丙二酰基染料木甙(Malonylgenistin).各组分中以丙二酰基(Malonyl)异黄酮组分含量最高(61.2%),且各组分间相关极显著.大豆品种间异黄酮含量变异较大,变异系数达49.6%.来自江苏省的品种海门红黄豆乙异黄酮含量最高(4932.3μg/g),品种宝应等西风含量最低(367.1μg/g).不同省份间异黄酮含量差异极显著,来自浙江省的大豆品种平均含量最高(2717.2μg/g),来自安徽省的平均含量最低(1181.8μg/g).异黄酮含量与生育期呈极显著正相关(r=0.319* * *),与百粒重呈显著正相关(r=0.132*),而与脂肪含量(r=-0.45* * *)和蛋白质含量(r=-0.136)呈负相关.     

西南大豆种质资源的化学评价及其与田间霉变抗性的相关性研究

以西南地区不同来源的15个大豆种质资源为研究对象,研究大豆主要化学成分与其田间霉变抗性间的相关性。采用高效液相色谱法测定大豆中12种异黄酮含量,气质联用法测定大豆中19种脂肪酸含量,分光光度法测定大豆皂苷、可溶性多糖、蛋白含量,并进行聚类及相关性分析。结果表明,15个大豆种质资源依据化学成分含量被分为5个类别,C103等材料的品质性状优良,具有较好的田间霉变抗性,可作为优质大豆种质资源进一步开发利用。棕榈酸、反亚油酸和芥酸等脂肪酸组分含量高的大豆材料其霉变程度更高,A环C-6位甲氧基化的GL型异黄酮(黄豆黄素、黄豆黄苷、乙酰黄豆黄苷、丙二酰黄豆黄苷)及异黄酮苷元含量高的大豆具有更大的抗霉变潜力。     

黑龙江省野生和栽培大豆异黄酮与其组分相关性分析

利用高效液相色谱法（HPLC）检测了黑龙江省556份不同生态区以及不同类型大豆的异黄酮、大豆苷和染料木苷含量,其中野生大豆243份,栽培大豆313份。结果表明：野生大豆异黄酮含量高于栽培大豆,同时筛选出高异黄酮含量种质3份,低异黄酮含量种质2份。异黄酮、大豆苷和染料木苷含量三者问的相关分析表明,大豆异黄酮含量与大豆苷含量及染料木苷含量、大豆苷含量与染料木苷含量均呈极显著正相关。     

高效液相色谱法测定大豆乳清提取物中大豆异黄酮的含量

建立了大豆乳清提取物中大豆异黄酮含量的高效液相色谱测定方法。采用Nova-Pak C₁₈（3.9×150 mm,4 μm）色谱柱;以甲醇：0.4%磷酸=30：70（v/v）为流动相分析染料木苷和黄豆苷;流速为0.7 mL·min^-1;柱温为30℃;检测波长为260 nm。试验结果表明,大豆乳清提取物中的大豆异黄酮含量为72.5%,其组成以染料木苷和黄豆苷为主,二者比例接近1∶1,苷元型大豆异黄酮未检出。染料木苷和黄豆苷的平均回收率分别为98.1%和98.4%,相对标准偏差（RSD）分别为0.7%（n=5）和0.8%(n=5)。该方法快速、准确、重复性好。     

豆粕营养成分对蝙蝠蛾拟青霉发酵产物的影响

为探索培养基中的豆粕以及制备豆粕的原材料大豆对蝙蝠蛾拟青霉发酵产物的影响,我们比较了不同品种大豆和用其制成的豆粕的主要营养成分含量,包括粗蛋白、粗脂肪、6种微量元素（钙、镁、铜、锌、铁、锰）和总异黄酮（大豆苷、黄豆黄苷、染料木苷、大豆苷元、黄豆黄素、染料木素）,以及豆粕作为培养基对蝙蝠蛾拟青霉发酵产物的生物量和有效成分含量包括腺苷、腺嘌呤、虫草素和麦角甾醇的影响,结果表明大豆中钙和大豆苷与发酵产物中腺苷含量正相关。豆粕中钙、大豆苷、大豆苷元、染料木素与发酵产物中腺苷含量正相关;豆粕中钙、镁、大豆苷、大豆苷元、染料木素、总异黄酮与发酵产物中腺嘌呤含量负相关;豆粕中铁与菌丝体干重值正相关。结果表明,培养基中的豆粕和原料大豆主要营养成分含量对蝙蝠蛾拟青霉发酵产物品质有显著影响。     

黄淮海大豆异黄酮含量分析与特异种质遴选

以黄淮海生态区181份栽培大豆与32份野生大豆为材料,采用高效液相色谱法测定其籽粒异黄酮及组分含量,分析该地区大豆籽粒异黄酮含量遗传变异,遴选高异黄酮特异种质,为相关基因克隆表达、RIL群体构建和专用型品种选育提供资源。结果表明,供试栽培大豆异黄酮含量在1462.6-6115.5 μg/g,平均为3558.2 μg/g,最大差异可达4.2倍;供试野生大豆异黄酮含量在3896.1-7440.4 μg/g,平均为5182.4 μg/g,最大差异可达1.9倍。可见,黄淮海生态区大豆资源异黄酮及组分含量存在较大遗传变异,且野生大豆异黄酮平均含量显著高于栽培大豆。从供试资源中遴选出异黄酮含量超过6000 μg/g特异种质4份（超过7000 μg/g种质1份）。     

淡豆豉中异黄酮含量测定及其抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶活性研究

本文对淡豆豉中异黄酮酸水解产物的乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制作用进行了研究。采用Ellman比色法测抑制率,UPLC测大豆苷、黄豆黄苷、染料木苷、黄豆苷元、黄豆黄素、染料木素的含量,相关性分析筛选其药效成分。异黄酮酸水解的工艺为温度70℃,3 mol/L盐酸甲醇溶液,水解5 h,对乙酰胆碱酯酶的抑制率最高,可达到82.37%。相关性分析表明,淡豆豉异黄酮对乙酰胆碱酯酶的抑制率与三种苷元的浓度呈正相关的关系,并且与总苷元的相关性最大,达到0.869(P0.01)。淡豆豉中起乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制作用的成分可能为总异黄酮苷元部分。     

光照对大豆幼苗组织中异黄酮含量和分布的影响

利用高效液相色谱（ＨＰＬＣ）测定了不同光照处理的大豆（Ｇｌｙｃｉｎｅｍａｘ（Ｌ．）Ｍｅｒｒｉ．）幼苗不同组织的异黄酮类含量。子叶中最高,叶片和根部相对较少。子叶的异黄酮以大豆甙和染料木甙及其丙二酰基结合体为主,且在光照条件下,异黄酮含量随光照时间的增加而显著升高;相反,黑暗中的异黄酮含量随苗龄的增加呈下降趋势;当子叶由黑暗转为光照处理以后,异黄酮含量同样随光照时间的增加而升高。在叶片和根部异黄酮含量和种类也因光照条件的不同而有很大差异。光照条件下,叶片中以染料木甙及其丙二酰结合体和黄酮芦丁为主,且随时间增加呈上升趋势;黑暗中的黄化叶片,则以大豆甙和丙二酰结合体为主,但随时间的变化不明显。在幼苗根部,黑暗条件下几乎检测不出异黄酮的存在;光照条件下,则可检测到５种异黄酮,其中以大豆甙元及其衍生物占主要部分。实验证实了光照对大豆异黄酮的积累有明显的促进作用     

黑龙江省野生大豆、栽培大豆高异黄酮种质资源筛选

利用改进的高效液相色谱法(HPLC)检测了黑龙江省野生大豆(Glycine soja)、栽培大豆(G. max) 60份种质资源的异黄酮含量.结果表明,不同类型大豆种质资源异黄酮含量有明显遗传差异,变幅为416.2～6808.2μg/g,野生大豆高于栽培大豆,筛选出高异黄酮野生大豆种质资源4份、高异黄酮栽培大豆种质资源2份.     

RP-HPLC法测定美国不同产地野葛根和叶片中葛根素、大豆苷和大豆苷元含量的研究

对采自美国的8个野葛种群的异黄酮类物质进行了定量分析。结果表明,叶片中葛根素、大豆苷和大豆苷元含量分别为0.0950、0.698、0.110 mg/g,但不同产地大豆苷和大豆苷元含量存在显著差异。在整个生长季节中,3种异黄酮类物质的含量均在8月份最高。根中3种异黄酮类物质的含量分别为3.664、1.0302、0.3689 mg/g,但不同产地之间无显著差异。此外,美国种群中异黄酮类物质的含量均显著高于已报道的中国种群。本研究为充分利用国内外野葛资源,确定合理采收时间,挖掘野葛叶片的利用潜力奠定了一定的理论基础,为葛藤新药源的开发利用提供了科学依据。     

大豆籽粒发育过程中异黄酮合成相关酶基因的表达模式与异黄酮积累的相关分析

利用高效液相色谱法和实时定量PCR方法,分别测定了2个异黄酮含量显著差异的大豆品种鲁黑豆2号(LHD2)和南汇早黑豆(NHZ)在子粒发育过程中的异黄酮含量变化以及异黄酮合成相关酶基因的表达模式变化,试图分析异黄酮积累与各基因表达量变化的相关关系。结果表明在大豆子粒发育过程中,异黄酮含量逐渐升高,而不同异黄酮合成相关酶基因的表达趋势不同,CHS7、CHS8、CHR、CHI1A和IFS2的表达趋势与异黄酮积累模式基本一致,而IFS1和CHI1B1的表达趋势与异黄酮积累模式相反。IFR的表达模式在2个大豆品种中存在相反的趋势,在LHD2中与异黄酮组分积累趋势相反,而在NHZ中与异黄酮组分积累趋势相同。结果还表明,同一基因家族中不同基因在子粒发育过程中的表达量也存在差异。查尔酮合酶基因家族中CHS7和CHS8以及查尔酮异构酶基因家族的CHI1A的表达水平相对其他成员较高,异黄酮合酶基因家族中IFS2的表达量显著高于IFS1的表达量,预示这些基因家族在大豆子粒异黄酮积累过程中存在功能分化。此外,各基因表达模式与异黄酮积累的相关分析结果表明,不同基因表达模式与异黄酮积累的相关性在2个品种中也不尽相同。LHD2中CHS7、CHS8和IFS2在子粒发育过程中的表达量变化与不同异黄酮组分呈显著正相关,CHI1B1基因的表达量变化与不同异黄酮组分呈显著负相关。而在NHZ中,IFR在子粒发育过程中的表达量变化与多个异黄酮组分呈显著正相关。这预示了不同大豆品种异黄酮含量差异的潜在遗传基础。各异黄酮合成相关酶基因表达量变化的相关分析表明,在2个品种中,苯丙氨酸水解酶PAL1与4CL,4CL与CHS2以及CHS1与IFS2基因的表达量均呈现显著正相关。表明这些基因可能通过协同作用共同调控异黄酮的合成与积累。这些结果为今后利用基因工程提高大豆异黄酮含量奠定了基础。     

Heterosis and Combining Ability Estimates in Isoflavone Content Using Different Parental Soybean Accessions: Wild Soybean,a Valuable Germplasm for Soybean Breeding

Isoflavone, a group of secondary metabolites in soybean, is beneficial to human health. Improving isoflavone content in soybean seeds has become one of the most important breeding objectives. However, the narrow genetic base of soybean cultivars hampered crop improvement. Wild soybean is an extraordinarily important gene pool for soybean breeding. In order to select an optimal germplasm for breeding programs to increase isoflavone concentration, 36 F1 soybean progenies from different parental accessions (cultivars, wild, Semi-wild and Interspecific) with various total isoflavone (TIF) concentration (High, Middle, Low) were analyzed for their isoflavone content. Results showed that male parents, except for Cultivars, showed positive GCA effects. In particular, wild soybean had higher positive GCA effects for TIF concentration. Both MP and BP heterosis value declined in the hybrid in which male parents were wild soybean, semi-wild soybean, interspecific offspring and cultivar in turn. In general, combining ability and heterosis in hybrids which had relative higher TIF concentration level parents showed better performance than those which had lower TIF concentration level parents. These results indicated characteristics of isoflavone content were mainly governed by additive type of gene action, and wild relatives could be utilized for breeding of soybean cultivars with this trait. A promising combination was found as the best potential hybrid for isoflavone content improvement.     

QTL underlying the resistance to soybean aphid (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Aphis glycines</Emphasis> Matsumura) through isoflavone-mediated antibiosis in soybean cultivar ‘Zhongdou 27’

Soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) results in severe yield loss of soybean in many soybean-growing countries of the world. A few loci have been previously identified to be associated with the aphid resistance in soybean. However, none of them was via isoflavone-mediated antibiosis process. The aim of the present study was to conduct genetic analysis of aphid resistance and to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying aphid resistance in a Chinese soybean cultivar with high isoflavone content. One hundred and thirty F_5:6 derived recombinant inbred lines from the ‘Zhongdou 27’ × ‘Jiunong 20’ cross were used. Two QTL were directly associated with resistance to aphid as measured by aphid damage index. qRa_1, close to Satt470 on soybean linkage group (LG) A2 (chromosome 8), was consistently detected for 3- and 4-week ratings and explained a large portion of phenotypic variations ranging from 25 to 35%. qRa_2, close to Satt144 of LG F (chromosome 13), was detected for 3- and 4-week ratings and could explain 7 and 11% of the phenotypic variation, respectively. These two QTL were highly associated with high isoflavone content and both positive alleles were derived from ‘Zhongdou 27’, a cultivar with higher isoflavone content. The results revealed that higher individual or total isoflavones contents in soybean lines could protect soybean against aphid attack. These two QTL detected jointly provide potential for marker-assisted selection to improve the resistance of soybean cultivars to aphid along with the increase of isoflavone content.     

Mapping Isoflavone QTL with Main,Epistatic and QTL × Environment Effects in Recombinant Inbred Lines of Soybean

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) isoflavone is important for human health and plant defense system. To identify novel quantitative trait loci (QTL) and epistatic QTL underlying isoflavone content in soybean, F_5:6, F_5:7 and F_5:8 populations of 130 recombinant inbred (RI) lines, derived from the cross of soybean cultivar ‘Zhong Dou 27′ (high isoflavone) and ‘Jiu Nong 20′ (low isoflavone), were analyzed with 95 new SSR markers. A new linkage map including 194 SSR markers and covering 2,312 cM with mean distance of about 12 cM between markers was constructed. Thirty four QTL for both individual and total seed isoflavone contents of soybean were identified. Six, seven, ten and eleven QTL were associated with daidzein (DZ), glycitein (GC), genistein (GT) and total isoflavone (TI), respectively. Of them 23 QTL were newly identified. The qTIF_1 between Satt423 and Satt569 shared the same marker Satt569 with qDZF_2, qGTF_1 and qTIF_2. The qGTD2_1 between Satt186 and Satt226 was detected in four environments and explained 3.41%-10.98% of the phenotypic variation. The qGTA2_1, overlapped with qGCA2_1 and detected in four environments, was close to the previously identified major QTL for GT, which were responsible for large a effects. QTL (qDZF_2, qGTF_1 and qTIF_2) between Satt144-Satt569 were either clustered or pleiotropic. The qGCM_1, qGTM_1 and qTIM_1 between Satt540-Sat_244 explained 2.02%–9.12% of the phenotypic variation over six environments. Moreover, the qGCE_1 overlapped with qGTE_1 and qTIE_1, the qTIH_2 overlapped with qGTH_1, qGCI_1 overlapped with qDZI_1, qTIL_1 overlapped with qGTL_1, and qTIO_1 overlapped with qGTO_1. In this study, some of unstable QTL were detected in different environments, which were due to weak expression of QTL, QTL by environment interaction in the opposite direction to a effects, and/or epistasis. The markers identified in multi-environments in this study could be applied in the selection of soybean cultivars for higher isoflavone content and in the map-based gene cloning.     

The composition and origins of genomic variation among individuals of the soybean reference cultivar Williams 82

Soybean (Glycine max) is a self-pollinating species that has relatively low nucleotide polymorphism rates compared with other crop species. Despite the low rate of nucleotide polymorphisms, a wide range of heritable phenotypic variation exists. There is even evidence for heritable phenotypic variation among individuals within some cultivars. Williams 82, the soybean cultivar used to produce the reference genome sequence, was derived from backcrossing a Phytophthora root rot resistance locus from the donor parent Kingwa into the recurrent parent Williams. To explore the genetic basis of intracultivar variation, we investigated the nucleotide, structural, and gene content variation of different Williams 82 individuals. Williams 82 individuals exhibited variation in the number and size of introgressed Kingwa loci. In these regions of genomic heterogeneity, the reference Williams 82 genome sequence consists of a mosaic of Williams and Kingwa haplotypes. Genomic structural variation between Williams and Kingwa was maintained between the Williams 82 individuals within the regions of heterogeneity. Additionally, the regions of heterogeneity exhibited gene content differences between Williams 82 individuals. These findings show that genetic heterogeneity in Williams 82 primarily originated from the differential segregation of polymorphic chromosomal regions following the backcross and single-seed descent generations of the breeding process. We conclude that soybean haplotypes can possess a high rate of structural and gene content variation, and the impact of intracultivar genetic heterogeneity may be significant. This detailed characterization will be useful for interpreting soybean genomic data sets and highlights important considerations for research communities that are developing or utilizing a reference genome sequence.     

Phage typing of indigenous soybean-rhizobia and relationship of a phage group strains for their asymbiotic and symbiotic nitrogen fixation

A total of 354 indigenous bradyrhizobia were isolated from soybean nodules collected from five major crop grown regions. Host-specific 12 phages, each active on particular strains were selected. Factors, which influence the interaction between the host and phage, were examined. Four different types of plaques were detected. Nearly 17% of isolates were found resistant to all phages. Phage sensitivity patterns revealed a total of 32 distinct phage genotype groups. Different set of phage combinations expressed variation in specificity for parasitizing against particular group of rhizobia. Distributions of isolates in each phage types differed markedly between regions. Interestingly, nine strains belonging to phage group 16 exhibited high ex planta nitrogenase activity in culture. However, no correlation could be established between high ex planta nitrogenase activity and their symbiotic effectiveness with soybean cultivars. Soybean cv. JS335 showed relatively superior performance than Bragg and Lee with indigenous bradyrhizobial strains. Phage typing revealed the existence of large genetic diversity among native rhizobia and selection of the superior bradyrhizobial strains can also be possible for a given soil-climate-cultivar complex.     

Construction of a high-density genetic map based on large-scale markers developed by specific length amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq) and its application to QTL analysis for isoflavone content in Glycine max

Background

Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping is an efficient approach to discover the genetic architecture underlying complex quantitative traits. However, the low density of molecular markers in genetic maps has limited the efficiency and accuracy of QTL mapping. In this study, specific length amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq), a new high-throughput strategy for large-scale SNP discovery and genotyping based on next generation sequencing (NGS), was employed to construct a high-density soybean genetic map using recombinant inbred lines (RILs, Luheidou2 × Nanhuizao, F_5:8). With this map, the consistent QTLs for isoflavone content across various environments were identified.

Results

In total, 23 Gb of data containing 87,604,858 pair-end reads were obtained. The average coverage for each SLAF marker was 11.20-fold for the female parent, 12.51-fold for the male parent, and an average of 3.98-fold for individual RILs. Among the 116,216 high-quality SLAFs obtained, 9,948 were polymorphic. The final map consisted of 5,785 SLAFs on 20 linkage groups (LGs) and spanned 2,255.18 cM in genome size with an average distance of 0.43 cM between adjacent markers. Comparative genomic analysis revealed a relatively high collinearity of 20 LGs with the soybean reference genome. Based on this map, 41 QTLs were identified that contributed to the isoflavone content. The high efficiency and accuracy of this map were evidenced by the discovery of genes encoding isoflavone biosynthetic enzymes within these loci. Moreover, 11 of these 41 QTLs (including six novel loci) were associated with isoflavone content across multiple environments. One of them, qIF20-2, contributed to a majority of isoflavone components across various environments and explained a high amount of phenotypic variance (8.7% - 35.3%). This represents a novel major QTL underlying isoflavone content across various environments in soybean.

Conclusions

Herein, we reported a high-density genetic map for soybean. This map exhibited high resolution and accuracy. It will facilitate the identification of genes and QTLs underlying essential agronomic traits in soybean. The novel major QTL for isoflavone content is useful not only for further study on the genetic basis of isoflavone accumulation, but also for marker-assisted selection (MAS) in soybean breeding in the future.

Electronic supplementary material

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Genetic diversity of genes involved in the carotenoid pathway of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Carica papaya</Emphasis> L. and their expression during fruit ripening

The genetic variation of seven genes in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway was investigated in thirteen papaya cultivars. DNA analysis revealed a total of 46 polymorphisms; 42 SNPs (29 positions in introns and 13 positions in exons) and four insertions/deletions. Six SNPs were transversions resulting in amino acid changes. Most variations were found in cpLCYE (21), followed by cpVDE (10). In cpLCYB and cpNCED3, only one polymorphism was found in each gene. Expression studies indicated the differential expression of caroteogenic genes in red, orange and yellow-fleshed papaya during ripening. At ripe stage, the expression level of cpZEP, cpLYCE, cpVDE, cpLCYB and cpNCED3 was higher in red-fleshed than in orange- and yellow-fleshed papaya. The expression level of cpBCH in ripe red-fleshed papaya was significantly lower than that of both orange and yellow-fleshed papaya. Yellow-fleshed papaya cv. Krung Yellow had highest level of beta-carotene at 1428 ± 32 µg/g FW. Lycopene content of red-fleshed papaya cv. Mexico was 1830 ± 208 µg/g FW was highest among the three cultivars. This study revealed DNA polymorphisms in cartenogenic genes among papaya cultivars and their differential expressions in red, orange and yellow-fleshed papaya correlated with carotenoid content and flesh colour.     

Polymorphism and expression of isoflavone synthase genes from soybean cultivars

Isoflavones are synthesized by isoflavone synthases via the phenylpropanoid pathway in legumes. We have cloned two isoflavone synthase genes, IFS1 and IFS2, from a total of 18 soybean cultivars. The amino acid residues of the proteins that differed between cultivars were dispersed over the entire coding region. However, amino acid sequence variation did not occur in conserved domains such as the ERR triad region, except that one conserved amino acid was changed in the IFS2 protein of the GS12 cultivar (R374G) and the IFS1 proteins of the 99M06 and Soja99s65 cultivars (A109T, F105I). In three cultivars (99M06, 99M116, and Simheukpi), most of amino acid changes were such that the difference between the amino acid sequences of IFS1 and IFS2 was reduced. The expression profiles of three enzymes that convert naringenin to the isoflavone, genistein, chalcone isomerase (CHI), isoflavone synthase (IFS) and flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H) were examined. In general, IFS mRNA was more abundant in etiolated seedlings than mature plants whereas the levels of CHI and F3H mRNAs were similar in the two stages. During seed development, IFS was expressed a little later than CHI and F3H but expression of these three genes was barely detectable, if at all, during later seed hardening. In addition, we found that the levels of CHI, F3H, and IFS mRNAs were under circadian control. We also showed that IFS was induced by wounding and by application of methyl jasmonate to etiolated soybean seedlings.