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  3. Boron deficiency causes accumulation of chlorogenic acid and caffeoyl polyamine conjugates in tobacco leaves

Boron deficiency causes accumulation of chlorogenic acid and caffeoyl polyamine conjugates in tobacco leaves

  • J Plant Physiol. 2004 Jul;161(7):879-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2003.12.003.
Juan J Camacho-Cristóbal 1,  Loreto Lunar,  Fernando Lafont,  Alfred Baumert,  Agustín González-Fontes
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  • 1 Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain.
PMID: 15310078 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2003.12.003
Abstract

The effects of boron (B) deficiency on carbohydrate concentrations and the pattern of phenolic compounds were studied in leaves of tobacco Plants (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Plants grown under B deficiency showed a notable increase in leaf carbohydrates and total phenolic compounds when compared to controls. The qualitative composition of phenolics was analyzed by HPLC-mass spectrometry. The level of caffeate conjugates (i.e., chlorogenic acid) increased in B-deficient Plants. In addition, the accumulation of two caffeic acid amides (N-caffeoylputrescine and putative dicaffeoylspermidine) was observed.

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