Integrated transcriptome and metabolome provide insight into flavonoid variation in goji berries (Lycium barbarum L.) from different areas in China

A comparative UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS-based metabolomics approach reveals the metabolite profiling of wolfberry sourced from different geographical origins

“…These differences were likely attributed to various environmental factors such as ultraviolet radiation, soil composition, and altitude. In order to investigate the flavonoid metabolites and their associated gene expression levels in LB, R. Ma, et al ( Ma, et al, 2023 ) employed transcriptome sequencing and metabolomics techniques, and the results revealed that quercetin compounds play a significant role in distinguishing LB from GS, NX, and QH. To sum up, our findings provided 21 potential markers for distinguishing LB from various sources, and these candidate biomarkers, which were screened to distinguish LB from different origins, also could be used as ideal chemical markers for the quality control purposes.…”

Metabolomic Profiling of Floccularia luteovirens from Different Geographical Regions Proposes a Novel Perspective on Their Antioxidative Activities

“…In our study, we found that there were fewer differential metabolites in QLFL and ZDFL with similar high altitudes, while there was a large difference with XHFL in low altitude, which indicated that altitude affects the growth of F. luteovirens and accumulation of flavonoids, which is the same conclusion as that reached by the previous study. In addition, some studies revealed a positive modulation of total flavonoids by altitude and mean temperature in studies on Lycium barbarum [42]. This suggests that although F. luteovirens are both grown on the Tibetan Plateau, environmental factors in different regions may be contributing factors to differences in quality.…”