Profiling Metabolites Distribution among Various Leaf Layers of Chinese Cabbage

Zhao, Yanting; Wang, Huasen; Mei, Ying; Yue, Zhichen; Lei, Juanli; Tao, Peng; Li, Biyuan; Zhao, Jianjun; Hu, Qizan

doi:10.3390/horticulturae10090988

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Profiling Metabolites Distribution among Various Leaf Layers of Chinese Cabbage

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Yanting Zhao

^1,2,†,

Huasen Wang

^2,3,†,

Ying Mei

^1,2,

Zhichen Yue

¹,

Juanli Lei

¹,

Peng Tao

¹,

Biyuan Li

¹,

Jianjun Zhao

^2,* and

Qizan Hu

^1,2,*

¹

Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China

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State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Baoding 071001, China

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Engineering Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of Shandong Province, College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China

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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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These authors contributed equally to this work.

Horticulturae 2024, 10(9), 988; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090988

Submission received: 29 August 2024 / Revised: 15 September 2024 / Accepted: 17 September 2024 / Published: 18 September 2024

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quality Control and Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in the Post-Genomic Era)

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Chinese cabbage is an important vegetable from both a nutritional and an economic standpoint, with the leafy head serving as the primary harvested organ. However, the nutrient accumulation as well as influencing factors within the leafy head have not yet been elucidated. Thus, the distribution of metabolites (soluble sugars, minerals, carotenoids, vitamin C, flavonoid compounds, glucosinolates, and total phenolic compounds) were investigated in different leaf layers of Chinese cabbage with varying head types. The results showed that the inner leaves consistently displayed markedly higher levels of fructose and glucose when contrasted with the outer leaves. Similarly, there was an accumulation of glucosinolates in the inner leaves. By contrast, however, the antioxidants content exhibited a consistent decline from the outer leaves towards the central core, in line with the diminishing antioxidant capacity. This descending trend was also apparent in the mineral content, encompassing calcium, sodium, magnesium and sulfur. These results will provide dietary instruction, especially for consumers who have particular dietary needs.

Keywords: Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis; leafy head; glucosinolate; antioxidant; dietary instruction

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Zhao, Y.; Wang, H.; Mei, Y.; Yue, Z.; Lei, J.; Tao, P.; Li, B.; Zhao, J.; Hu, Q. Profiling Metabolites Distribution among Various Leaf Layers of Chinese Cabbage. Horticulturae 2024, 10, 988. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090988

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Zhao Y, Wang H, Mei Y, Yue Z, Lei J, Tao P, Li B, Zhao J, Hu Q. Profiling Metabolites Distribution among Various Leaf Layers of Chinese Cabbage. Horticulturae. 2024; 10(9):988. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090988

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Zhao, Yanting, Huasen Wang, Ying Mei, Zhichen Yue, Juanli Lei, Peng Tao, Biyuan Li, Jianjun Zhao, and Qizan Hu. 2024. "Profiling Metabolites Distribution among Various Leaf Layers of Chinese Cabbage" Horticulturae 10, no. 9: 988. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090988

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Zhao, Y., Wang, H., Mei, Y., Yue, Z., Lei, J., Tao, P., Li, B., Zhao, J., & Hu, Q. (2024). Profiling Metabolites Distribution among Various Leaf Layers of Chinese Cabbage. Horticulturae, 10(9), 988. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090988

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