Proteometabolomic Analysis Reveals Molecular Features Associated with Grain Size and Antioxidant Properties amongst Chickpea (<i>Cicer arietinum</i> L.) Seeds Genotypes
Francisco R. Quiroz-Figueroa,
Juan L. Monribot-Villanueva,
Esaú Bojórquez-Velázquez,
Rosa L. Gómez-Peraza,
José M. Elizalde-Contreras,
Mirna V. Bautista-Valle,
José A. Guerrero-Analco,
Maribel Valdez-Morales,
Rupesh Kumar Singh,
Eliel Ruiz-May
Affiliations
Francisco R. Quiroz-Figueroa
Laboratorio de Fitomejoramiento Molecular, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-Unidad Sinaloa, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes # 250, Col. San Joachin, Guasave 81101, Sinaloa, Mexico
Juan L. Monribot-Villanueva
Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A. C., Cluster BioMimic®, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, Congregación el Haya, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
Esaú Bojórquez-Velázquez
Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A. C., Cluster BioMimic®, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, Congregación el Haya, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
Rosa L. Gómez-Peraza
Laboratorio de Fitomejoramiento Molecular, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-Unidad Sinaloa, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes # 250, Col. San Joachin, Guasave 81101, Sinaloa, Mexico
José M. Elizalde-Contreras
Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A. C., Cluster BioMimic®, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, Congregación el Haya, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
Mirna V. Bautista-Valle
Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A. C., Cluster BioMimic®, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, Congregación el Haya, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
José A. Guerrero-Analco
Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A. C., Cluster BioMimic®, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, Congregación el Haya, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
Maribel Valdez-Morales
Laboratorio de Fitomejoramiento Molecular, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-Unidad Sinaloa, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes # 250, Col. San Joachin, Guasave 81101, Sinaloa, Mexico
Rupesh Kumar Singh
Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Eliel Ruiz-May
Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A. C., Cluster BioMimic®, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, Congregación el Haya, Xalapa 91073, Veracruz, Mexico
Legumes are an essential source of nutrients that complement energy and protein requirements in the human diet. They also contribute to the intake of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, whose content can vary depending on cultivars and genotypes. We conducted a comparative proteomics and metabolomics study to determine if there were significant variations in relevant nutraceutical compounds in the five genotypes of Kabuli-type chickpea grains. We performed an isobaric tandem mass tag (TMT) couple to synchronous precursor selection (SPS)-MS3 method along with a targeted and untargeted metabolomics approach based on accurate mass spectrometry. We observed an association between the overproduction of proteins involved in starch, lipid, and amino acid metabolism with gibberellin accumulation in large grains. In contrast, we visualized the over-accumulation of proteins associated with water deprivation in small grains. It was possible to visualize in small grains the over-accumulation of some phenolics such as vanillin, salicylic acid, protocatechuic acid, 4-coumaric acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, ferulic acid, and kaempferol 3-O-glucoside as well as the amino acid l-phenylalanine. The activated phenolic pathway was associated with the higher antioxidant capacity of small grains. Small grains consumption could be advantageous due to their nutraceutical properties.