Table 1 Metabolite alterations in the roots and shoots of salt-sensitive (IR28) and salt-tolerant (CSR28) rice seedlings were examined at two timepoints (6 h and 54 h) of high salt treatment.

From: Gene metabolite relationships revealed metabolic adaptations of rice salt tolerance

 

Root

Shoot

6 h

54 h

6 h

54 h

CSR28

IR28

CSR28

IR28

CSR28

IR28

CSR28

IR28

Amino acids

 Alpha-Alanine

2.26 ± 0.09a

1.83 ± 0.18bc

1.10 ± 0.11d

− 1.27 ± 0.02e

− 1.08 ± 0.06de

− 1.49 ± 0.04e

1.96 ± 0.09b

1.60 ± 0.04c

 Asparagine

3.15 ± 0.18cd

11.90 ± 0.28a

8.94 ± 0.76b

3.56 ± 0.32c

2.20 ± 0.07de

1.80 ± 0.27e

4.08 ± 0.22c

3.33 ± 0.25c

 Aspartate

1.86 ± 0.06c

2.32 ± 0.08b

2.80 ± 0.12a

1.42 ± 0.05d

− 1.60 ± 0.02e

− 1.59 ± 0.02e

− 1.50 ± 0.01e

− 1.69 ± 0.05e

 Beta-Alanine

2.72 ± 0.24cd

4.21 ± 0.35bc

8.08 ± 1.18a

3.14 ± 0.20cd

3.86 ± 0.15cd

9.10 ± 0.44a

5.48 ± 0.26b

2.43 ± 0.03d

 Gaba

3.83 ± 0.25b

− 1.03 ± 0.19d

− 4.50 ± 0.01e

− 1.43 ± 0.03de

− 9.09 ± 0.01e

1.98 ± 0.31c

1.81 ± 0.09c

8.05 ± 0.33a

 Glycine

1.19 ± 0.02d

1.48 ± 0.13cd

2.63 ± 0.16a

1.34 ± 0.09cd

− 1.13 ± 0.03e

1.52 ± 0.14c

1.91 ± 0.09b

− 1.78 ± 0.02f.

 Glutamate

1.53 ± 0.02b

1.70 ± 0.06a

1.24 ± 0.03c

1.17 ± 0.03cd

− 1.03 ± 0.03e

− 1.07 ± 0.04e

1.01 ± 0.02e

1.13 ± 0.05d

 Isoleucine

18.39 ± 1.31c

25.43 ± 1.56b

18.80 ± 1.32c

4.33 ± 0.36e

20.77 ± 0.60bc

10.59 ± 1.40d

42.86 ± 2.31a

25.17 ± 2.40b

 Leucine

12.49 ± 0.69d

24.86 ± 4.06bc

9.80 ± 0.73d

3.01 ± 0.14e

21.54 ± 1.36c

14.71 ± 1.06d

31.06 ± 1.64a

27.38 ± 1.16ab

 Lysine

8.14 ± 0.40b

9.60 ± 0.43b

16.03 ± 1.89a

2.87 ± 0.11c

15.41 ± 0.76a

13.67 ± 1.31a

15.01 ± 0.88a

6.91 ± 0.36b

 Methionine

10.49 ± 1.05a

6.89 ± 0.43b

7.51 ± 0.91b

2.06 ± 0.16e

4.57 ± 0.17cd

3.88 ± 0.32cd

5.22 ± 0.11c

3.02 ± 0.36de

 Phenylalanine

3.44 ± 0.21e

4.82 ± 0.13d

8.05 ± 0.13c

4.84 ± 0.09d

10.93 ± 0.25b

8.31 ± 0.18c

16.93 ± 0.29a

10.18 ± 1.20b

 Proline

4.47 ± 0.30d

3.81 ± 0.28d

12.93 ± 0.81b

14.45 ± 1.2b

8.69 ± 0.46c

3.60 ± 0.26d

36.05 ± 2.11a

15.39 ± 1.22b

 Putrescine

− 1.80 ± 0.02cd

− 1.01 ± 0.03b

− 1.82 ± 0.06cd

− 2.26 ± 0.04d

− 1.81 ± 0.05cd

− 1.46 ± 0.03c

1.16 ± 0.06a

− 1.02 ± 0.04b

 Serine

4.84 ± 0.47c

8.65 ± 0.55a

5.93 ± 0.32b

3.80 ± 0.20d

2.14 ± 0.05e

1.95 ± 0.09e

5.21 ± 0.16bc

5.33 ± 0.36bc

 Threonine

4.32 ± 0.47c

7.31 ± 0.36a

7.77 ± 0.31a

4.48 ± 0.58c

2.63 ± 0.08d

2.24 ± 0.17d

5.76 ± 0.20b

3.03 ± 0.16d

 Tyrosine

2.82 ± 0.09d

3.32 ± 0.13cd

2.91 ± 0.22d

1.20 ± 0.07e

6.99 ± 0.21a

5.27 ± 0.51b

6.43 ± 0.26a

3.96 ± 0.31c

 Valine

5.50 ± 0.17e

9.23 ± 0.87cd

12.10 ± 1.19b

2.28 ± 0.21f.

8.41 ± 0.41d

4.44 ± 0.36e

16.39 ± 0.55a

10.41 ± 0.34bc

Sugars and sugar alcohols

 Glucose

1.05 ± 0.03c

2.25 ± 0.17a

− 4.13 ± 0.02f.

− 1.89 ± 0.04e

− 1.29 ± 0.01d

1.44 ± 0.07b

1.32 ± 0.09b

2.05 ± 0.02a

 Glycerol

1.13 ± 0.06b

1.22 ± 0.08ab

− 1.75 ± 0.02e

− 1.34 ± 0.04d

− 1.04 ± 0.07c

1.36 ± 0.04a

1.34 ± 0.03a

1.21 ± 0.05ab

 Fructose

− 1.34 ± 0.02c

− 1.68 ± 0.02d

− 11.11 ± 0.01e

− 6.76 ± 0.02e

− 1.27 ± 0.03c

1.36 ± 0.09b

1.41 ± 0.06b

1.84 ± 0.07a

 Myoinositol

1.04 ± 0.02c

1.02 ± 0.01c

1.79 ± 0.05a

1.23 ± 0.04b

− 1.28 ± 0.03e

− 1.10 ± 0.02d

− 1.13 ± 0.02d

− 1.12 ± 0.04d

 Raffinose

18.12 ± 0.28d

26.93 ± 0.94c

45.24 ± 4.00a

40.39 ± 1.3b

2.55 ± 0.17e

6.09 ± 0.51e

2.32 ± 0.15e

3.00 ± 0.12e

Organic acids

 Alpha-Ketoglutarate

− 2.16 ± 0.02cd

− 1.79 ± 0.04c

− 3.42 ± 0.02d

− 1.81 ± 0.04c

− 1.12 ± 0.03b

2.75 ± 0.15a

− 1.67 ± 0.03c

1.03 ± 0.06b

 Citrate

1.28 ± 0.04c

1.63 ± 0.07c

3.49 ± 0.19b

8.44 ± 0.26a

− 2.65 ± 0.02d

− 1.74 ± 0.04d

− 1.75 ± 0.03d

− 1.81 ± 0.01d

 Fumarate

− 2.02 ± 0.04de

− 2.31 ± 0.03e

− 2.42 ± 0.03e

− 1.75 ± 0.03cd

− 1.60 ± 0.04bc

− 2.26 ± 0.02e

− 1.27 ± 0.04a

− 1.46 ± 0.05ab

 Glycerate

1.23 ± 0.09b

1.43 ± 0.15a

1.22 ± 0.03b

1.03 ± 0.04c

− 3.65 ± 0.01f.

− 1.56 ± 0.02de

− 1.95 ± 0.01e

− 1.28 ± 0.03d

 Glycolate

− 1.69 ± 0.05b

− 1.45 ± 0.07b

1.17 ± 0.14a

− 1.75 ± 0.04b

− 1.49 ± 0.04b

1.12 ± 0.10a

1.30 ± 0.11a

1.11 ± 0.04a

 Hydroxyglutarate

4.92 ± 0.52a

1.33 ± 0.06bc

1.56 ± 0.06b

− 1.49 ± 0.05d

− 1.20 ± 0.03cd

− 1.08 ± 0.05cd

1.14 ± 0.04bcd

− 1.07 ± 0.04cd

 Isocitrate

1.07 ± 0.02c

1.26 ± 0.09c

2.56 ± 0.14b

4.13 ± 0.09a

− 1.92 ± 0.03d

− 1.43 ± 0.08d

− 2.01 ± 0.02d

− 1.71 ± 0.05d

 Lactate

1.04 ± 0.15ab

− 1.05 ± 0.13abc

− 1.05 ± 0.06abc

− 1.08 ± 0.03abc

− 1.37 ± 0.06c

− 1.10 ± 0.03abc

− 1.23 ± 0.05bc

1.20 ± 0.13a

 Malate

− 1.85 ± 0.01c

− 1.32 ± 0.04a

− 2.66 ± 0.03e

− 1.20 ± 0.04a

− 2.06 ± 0.01cd

− 1.59 ± 0.03b

− 2.50 ± 0.02e

− 2.21 ± 0.01de

 Malonate

− 

− 

− 

− 

− 2.16 ± 0.02b

− 2.18 ± 0.01b

− 2.31 ± 0.02b

− 1.95 ± 0.01a

 Pyruvate

− 1.24 ± 0.03c

− 1.04 ± 0.08b

− 1.42 ± 0.02cd

− 1.68 ± 0.07d

− 1.64 ± 0.03d

1.05 ± 0.06ab

− 1.52 ± 0.03cd

1.11 ± 0.04a

 Quinate

− 1.37 ± 0.06c

− 1.13 ± 0.02b

1.01 ± 0.05a

− 1.38 ± 0.03c

− 3.21 ± 0.00d

− 3.16 ± 0.02d

− 4.90 ± 0.01e

− 3.47 ± 0.01de

 Shikimate

1.12 ± 0.02b

1.57 ± 0.16a

1.36 ± 0.09a

1.44 ± 0.11a

− 2.15 ± 0.01c

− 2.02 ± 0.03c

− 3.55 ± 0.01c

− 3.21 ± 0.02c

 Succinate

− 1.56 ± 0.02c

− 1.16 ± 0.03b

− 1.71 ± 0.03c

− 1.56 ± 0.03c

− 1.07 ± 0.02b

1.47 ± 0.07a

− 1.07 ± 0.05b

− 1.08 ± 0.04b

  1. The data is presented as Mean ± SE of salt/control ratios from five biological replicates. Ratios below 1 were inverted and multiplied by − 1. Values that are bold and underlined indicate no significant differences. Mean comparisons were performed using Duncan’s method (P < 0.05), with different letters representing each row.