Molecules (Aug 2020)

Effect of γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) on the Metabolome of Two Strains of <i>Lasiodiplodia theobromae</i> Isolated from Grapevine

  • Maria Michela Salvatore,
  • Carina Félix,
  • Fernanda Lima,
  • Vanessa Ferreira,
  • Ana Sofia Duarte,
  • Francesco Salvatore,
  • Artur Alves,
  • Ana Cristina Esteves,
  • Anna Andolfi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25173833
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 17
p. 3833

Abstract

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The effect of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on the metabolome of two strains of Lasiodiplodia theobromae isolated from grapevine that hold a different degree of virulence to the host plant (LA-SOL3 (more virulent), LA-SV1 (less virulent)) was investigated. The culture filtrates and crude extracts from the two strains grown in the presence and absence of 10 mM of GABA were tested for phytotoxicity on tomato plant cuttings and leaves, respectively. Considering the opportunistic nature of this fungus for humans, crude extracts were also tested for cytotoxicity on mammalian cell lines. We found that culture filtrates and crude extracts have a decreased toxicity in the presence of GABA. Metabolomic analysis, conducted on both strains at both growth conditions, revealed the production of several compounds, such as indole-3-carboxylic acid (ICA, which is the main compound produced by L. theobromae), 3-indolecarboxyaldehyde, (3R,4S)-botryodiplodin, (R)-mellein. Finally, data demonstrate that GABA both induces a decrease in the amount of ICA, and a diversification of the metabolites produced by L. theobromae.

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