Distinct emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds from temperate benthic taxa

Olander, Axel; Raina, Jean-Baptiste; Lawson, Caitlin A.; Bartels, Natasha; Ueland, Maiken; Suggett, David J.

doi:10.1007/s11306-023-02070-2

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“…Corals emit a large range of volatile molecules, with different components of the coral holobiont (e.g., the host, Symbiodiniaceae and associated bacteria) contributing to the production of these complex and species-specific biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs – gaseous metabolites; Lawson et al, 2019 ; Olander et al, 2021 , 2023 ). Volatiles emitted from corals may play various roles in stress response, chemical signalling, and may have antimicrobial activity (Lawson et al, 2020 ).…”

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Paired metabolomics and volatilomics provides insight into transient high light stress response mechanisms of the coral Montipora mollis

Bartels,

Matthews,

Lawson

et al. 2024

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The coral holobiont is underpinned by complex metabolic exchanges between different symbiotic partners, which are impacted by environmental stressors. The chemical diversity of the compounds produced by the holobiont is high and includes primary and secondary metabolites, as well as volatiles. However, metabolites and volatiles have only been characterised in isolation so far. Here, we applied a paired metabolomic-volatilomic approach to characterise holistically the chemical response of the holobiont under stress. Montipora mollis fragments were subjected to high-light stress (8-fold higher than the controls) for 30 min. Photosystem II (PSII) photochemical efficiency values were 7-fold higher in control versus treatment corals immediately following high-light exposure, but returned to pre-stress levels after 30 min of recovery. Under high-light stress, we identified an increase in carbohydrates (> 5-fold increase in arabinose and fructose) and saturated fatty acids (7-fold increase in myristic and oleic acid), together with a decrease in fatty acid derivatives in both metabolites and volatiles (e.g., 80% decrease in oleamide and nonanal), and other antioxidants (~ 85% decrease in sorbitol and galactitol). These changes suggest short-term light stress induces oxidative stress. Correlation analysis between volatiles and metabolites identified positive links between sorbitol, galactitol, six other metabolites and 11 volatiles, with four of these compounds previously identified as antioxidants. This suggests that these 19 compounds may be related and share similar functions. Taken together, our findings demonstrate how paired metabolomics-volatilomics may illuminate broader metabolic shifts occurring under stress and identify linkages between uncharacterised compounds to putatively determine their functions.

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