Linking the morphological and metabolomic response of Lactuca sativa L exposed to emerging contaminants using GC × GC-MS and chemometric tools

The occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in irrigation waters (up to low μg L-1) and irrigated crops (ng g-1 in dry weight) has been reported, but the linkage between plant morphological changes and plant metabolomic response has not yet been addressed. In this study, a non-targeted metabolomic analysis was performed on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L) exposed to 11 CECs (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, anticorrosive agents and surfactants) by irrigation. The plants were watered with different CEC concentrations (0-50 μg L-1) for 34 days under controlled conditions and then harvested, extracted, derivatised and analysed by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (GC × GC-TOFMS). The resulting raw data were analysed using multivariate curve resolution (MCR) and partial least squares (PLS) methods. The metabolic response indicates that exposure to CECs at environmentally relevant concentrations (0.05 μg L-1) can cause significant metabolic alterations in plants (carbohydrate metabolism, the citric acid cycle, pentose phosphate pathway and glutathione pathway) linked to changes in morphological parameters (leaf height, stem width) and chlorophyll content. © 2017 The Author(s).

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hurtado, Carlos, Parastar, Hadi, Matamoros, Víctor, Piña, Benjamín, Tauler, Romà, Bayona Termens, Josep María
Other Authors:	European Research Council
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Nature 2017-12-01
Subjects:	CECs, Lactuca sativa L, emerging contaminants, GC, GC-MS,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/167984 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000781
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