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Evaluation of the Effect of Environmental Condition on Metabolites and Morphology of Seeds and Prediction of 4-Hydroxy Isoleucine and Trigonelline as Two Therapeutic Metabolites of Persian Fenugreeks

Version 1 : Received: 14 August 2019 / Approved: 15 August 2019 / Online: 15 August 2019 (08:15:09 CEST)

How to cite: Rajabihashjin, M.; Asghari, A.; Zeinalabedini, M.; Ghaffari, M. Evaluation of the Effect of Environmental Condition on Metabolites and Morphology of Seeds and Prediction of 4-Hydroxy Isoleucine and Trigonelline as Two Therapeutic Metabolites of Persian Fenugreeks. Preprints 2019, 2019080168 Rajabihashjin, M.; Asghari, A.; Zeinalabedini, M.; Ghaffari, M. Evaluation of the Effect of Environmental Condition on Metabolites and Morphology of Seeds and Prediction of 4-Hydroxy Isoleucine and Trigonelline as Two Therapeutic Metabolites of Persian Fenugreeks. Preprints 2019, 2019080168

Abstract

Trigonella foenum is one of the oldest medicinal plants that grow in many parts of Iran with the diverse ecological situation. Employing this plant for treating diabetes and high cholesterol has a long history, because of some metabolites. Due to the habitat of fenugreek is a wide range of climatic conditions, it may have power to cope with climate variation. The main intention of this inquiry was to understand the effect of the environmental variables on this therapeutic plant features. It was also interesting for us to understand which environment variables are more impressive for enhancing of trigonelline and 4-hydroxy isoleucine content as the most important metabolites of this plant. For achieving this goal, environmental information and vegetal data were analyzed to discover the role of nature on the seed part of fenugreek life in 50 different regions of Iran. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) displayed that high content of metabolites and some morphological characteristics happened in high temperature and solar irradiation. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) and path analysis used to find the best predictors and direct and indirect effect of all variables on 4-hydroxy isoleucine and trigonelline. Ecological condition were the best predictors and had the highest direct and indirect impact on 4-hydroxy isoleucine. However, for trigonelline, the environment did not play a senior role. It seems that the reaction of components of fenugreek does not follow the same way. Studying on morphological, primary and secondary metabolites, and surrounding environment of fenugreek, helped us to have a more precise judgment about the life of this plant.

Keywords

fenugreek; medicinal plant; 4-hydroxy isoleucine; trigonelline; ecological condition; canonical correspondence analysis

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Plant Sciences

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