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Non-targeted discovery of high-value bio-products in Nicotiana glauca L: a potential renewable plant feedstock

Authors :
Natalia Carreno-Quintero
Takayuki Tohge
Rebecca Van Acker
Lauren S. McKee
Qi Zhou
Antje Bolze
Xiaohui Xing
Merve Özparpucu
Markus Rüggeberg
Thomas Piofczyk
Yaw Koram
Vincent Bulone
Wout Boerjan
Alisdair R. Fernie
Paul D. Fraser
Source :
Bioresources and Bioprocessing, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
SpringerOpen, 2024.

Abstract

Abstract The evaluation of plant-based feedstocks is an important aspect of biorefining. Nicotiana glauca is a solanaceous, non-food crop that produces large amounts of biomass and is well adapted to grow in suboptimal conditions. In the present article, compatible sequential solvent extractions were applied to N. glauca leaves to enable the generation of enriched extracts containing higher metabolite content comparing to direct leaf extracts. Typically, between 60 to 100 metabolite components were identified within the fractions. The occurrence of plant fatty acids, fatty acid alcohols, alkanes, sterols and terpenoids was detected by gas liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and metabolite identification was confirmed by comparison of physico-chemical properties displayed by available authentic standards. Collectively, co-products such waxes, oils, fermentable sugars, and terpenoids were all identified and quantified. The enriched fractions of N. glauca revealed a high level of readily extractable hydrocarbons, oils and high value co-products. In addition, the saccharification yield and cell wall composition analyses in the stems revealed the potential of the residue material as a promising lignocellulosic substrate for the production of fermentable sugars. In conclusion a multifractional cascade for valuable compounds/commodities has been development, that uses N. glauca biomass. These data have enabled the evaluation of N. glauca material as a potential feedstock for biorefining. Graphical Abstract

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21974365
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Bioresources and Bioprocessing
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.25b526f09b54210a8a9488cc9da902f
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-023-00726-4