Volatile monoterpene ‘fingerprints’ of resinous Protium tree species in the Amazon rainforest
Abstract
Volatile terpenoid resins represent a diverse group of plant defense chemicals involved in defense against herbivory, abiotic stress, and communication. However, their composition in tropical forests remains poorly characterized. As a part of tree identification, the 'smell' of damaged trunks is widely used, but is highly subjective. Here, we analyzed trunk volatile monoterpene emissions from 15 species of the genus Protium in the central Amazon. By normalizing the abundances of 28 monoterpenes, 9 monoterpene 'fingerprint' patterns emerged, characterized by a distinct dominant monoterpene. While 4 of the 'fingerprint' patterns were composed of multiple species, 5 were composed of a single species. Moreover, among individuals of the same species, 6 species had a single 'fingerprint' pattern, while 9 species had two or more 'fingerprint' patterns among individuals. A comparison of 'fingerprints' between 2015 and 2017 from 15 individuals generally showed excellent agreement, demonstrating a strong dependence on species identity, but not time of collection. The results are consistent with a previous study that found multiple divergent copies of monoterpene synthase enzymes in Protium. We conclude that the monoterpene 'fingerprint' database has important implications for constraining Protium species identification and phylogenetic relationships and enhancing understanding of physiological and ecological functions of resinsmore »
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- Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR (Brazil)
- National Institute for Amazon Research, Manaus, AM (Brazil); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- National Institute for Amazon Research, Manaus, AM (Brazil)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Earth and Environmental Systems Science Division
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1506405
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Phytochemistry
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 160; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9422
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Protium spp. (Burseraceae); Tropical tree identification; Chemotaxonomy; Resins; Volatile organic compounds; Hyperdominant genus; Isoprenoids
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Piva, Luani R. de O., Jardine, Kolby J., Gimenez, Bruno O., de Oliveira Perdiz, Ricardo, Menezes, Valdiek S., Durgante, Flávia M., Cobello, Leticia O., Higuchi, Niro, and Chambers, Jeffrey Q. Volatile monoterpene ‘fingerprints’ of resinous Protium tree species in the Amazon rainforest. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.01.014.
Piva, Luani R. de O., Jardine, Kolby J., Gimenez, Bruno O., de Oliveira Perdiz, Ricardo, Menezes, Valdiek S., Durgante, Flávia M., Cobello, Leticia O., Higuchi, Niro, & Chambers, Jeffrey Q. Volatile monoterpene ‘fingerprints’ of resinous Protium tree species in the Amazon rainforest. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.01.014
Piva, Luani R. de O., Jardine, Kolby J., Gimenez, Bruno O., de Oliveira Perdiz, Ricardo, Menezes, Valdiek S., Durgante, Flávia M., Cobello, Leticia O., Higuchi, Niro, and Chambers, Jeffrey Q. Fri .
"Volatile monoterpene ‘fingerprints’ of resinous Protium tree species in the Amazon rainforest". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.01.014. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1506405.
@article{osti_1506405,
title = {Volatile monoterpene ‘fingerprints’ of resinous Protium tree species in the Amazon rainforest},
author = {Piva, Luani R. de O. and Jardine, Kolby J. and Gimenez, Bruno O. and de Oliveira Perdiz, Ricardo and Menezes, Valdiek S. and Durgante, Flávia M. and Cobello, Leticia O. and Higuchi, Niro and Chambers, Jeffrey Q.},
abstractNote = {Volatile terpenoid resins represent a diverse group of plant defense chemicals involved in defense against herbivory, abiotic stress, and communication. However, their composition in tropical forests remains poorly characterized. As a part of tree identification, the 'smell' of damaged trunks is widely used, but is highly subjective. Here, we analyzed trunk volatile monoterpene emissions from 15 species of the genus Protium in the central Amazon. By normalizing the abundances of 28 monoterpenes, 9 monoterpene 'fingerprint' patterns emerged, characterized by a distinct dominant monoterpene. While 4 of the 'fingerprint' patterns were composed of multiple species, 5 were composed of a single species. Moreover, among individuals of the same species, 6 species had a single 'fingerprint' pattern, while 9 species had two or more 'fingerprint' patterns among individuals. A comparison of 'fingerprints' between 2015 and 2017 from 15 individuals generally showed excellent agreement, demonstrating a strong dependence on species identity, but not time of collection. The results are consistent with a previous study that found multiple divergent copies of monoterpene synthase enzymes in Protium. We conclude that the monoterpene 'fingerprint' database has important implications for constraining Protium species identification and phylogenetic relationships and enhancing understanding of physiological and ecological functions of resins and their potential commercial applications.},
doi = {10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.01.014},
journal = {Phytochemistry},
number = C,
volume = 160,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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Figure 1: Number of ‘fingerprints’ from each species of Protium studied organized according to the dominant monoterpene emitted from resins.
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