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. 2020 Aug 18;10(8):335. doi: 10.3390/metabo10080335

Table 2.

Summary of secondary metabolites modulated by AMF.

Secondary Metabolites Plant Parts AMF Species Plant Species Environmental Condition Increase/Decrease Reference
Carotenoid pathway
Blumenols Roots Rhizophagus irregularis Senecio jacobea (Ragwort plant) - Increase [118]
Blumenols Shoot Rhizophagus irregularis Nicotiana attenuate - Increase [59]
Carotenoids Leaves Glomus intraradices and G. mossae Lettuce - Increase [120]
Cyclohexenone conjugates Roots Glomus intraradices Hordeum vulgare - Increase [121]
Cyclohexenone derivatives with blumenin Roots Glomus intraradices Hordeum vulgare and Triticum aestivum - Increase [122]
Cyclohexenone derivatives Roots Glomus intraradices, Glomus mossae and Gigaspora rosea Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum and Zea mays - Increase [123]
Roots Glomus intraradices Tobacco and Tomato plants - Increase [87]
Roots Glomus intraradices Allium porrum - Increase [124]
Roots Glomus intraradices Medicago truncatula - Increase [70]
Mono-, di-, and branched triglycosides of blumenol Roots Glomus intraradices Ornithogalum umbellatum - Increase [125]
Mycorradicin Roots Glomus intraradices Ornithogalum umbellatum - Increase [125]
Sesquiterpenoid cyclohexenone derivatives Roots Glomus intraradices 61 members of poaceae - Increase [126]
Phenylpropanoid pathway
Bound phenolics Roots Glomus intraradices Medicago truncatula - No change [70]
Caffeoylshikimate Leaves Rhizophagus irregularis Salix purpurea - Increase [89]
Coniferyl alcohol Roots Rhizophagus irregularis+ Funneliformis mossae Solanum lycopersicum - Increase [64]
Coumarate Leaves Rhizophagus irregularis Salix purpurea - Increase [89]
Coumaryl acetate Leaves Rhizophagus irregularis Salix purpurea - Increase [89]
Coumaryl alcohol Roots Rhizophagus irregularis+ Funneliformis mossae Solanum lycopersicum - Increase [64]
Daidzein (Isoflavonoid) Roots Glomus intraradices Medicago truncatula - Increase [70]
Epicatechin Leaves Rhizophagus irregularis Salix purpurea - Decrease [89]
Ferulic acid Roots Rhizophagus irregularis+ Funneliformis mossae Solanum lycopersicum - Increase [64]
Flavonoids Leaves Funneliformis mossae Cucumis sativa (Cucumber) Chilling stress Increase [119]
Flavonoids Leaves Gigaspora albida+ Acaulospora longula Anadenanthera colubrina Increasing P concentration Increase [69]
Hydroxycinnamates Shoots Rhizophagus irregularis Cichorium intybus Metal toxicity Increases without stress, no difference under stress [127]
Hydroxycinnamic acid amides Roots Glomus intraradices Hordeum vulgare - Increase [128]
Hydroxycinnamic acid amides Roots Glomus intraradices Hordeum vulgare and Triticum aestivum - Increase [122]
Lignans:
Secoisolariciresinol
Yatein
Root Rhizophagus irregularis(Ri), Funneliformis mossae(Fm) and Claroideoglomu etunicatum(Ce) Solanum lycopersicum Salt stress Increase [86]
Lignin Leaves Funneliformis mossae Cucumis sativa (Cucumber) Chilling stress Increase [119]
Luteolin-7-O-glucoside Leaves Rhizophagus irregularis Salix purpurea - Increase [89]
Malonylononin (Isoflavonoid) Roots Glomus intraradices Medicago truncatula - Increase [70]
Monolignans Roots Rhizophagus irregularis+ Funneliformis mossae Solanum lycopersicum - Increase [64]
Ononin (Isoflavonoid) Roots Glomus intraradices Medicago truncatula - Increase [70]
Phenolic acids Roots+ shoots Glomus mossae Groundnut - Increase [128]
Phenolic compounds:
Cinnamic acid
p-coumaric acid
caffeic acid
ferulic acid
Leaves Funneliformis mossae Cucumis sativa (Cucumber) Chilling stress Increase [119]
Phenols Leaves Gigaspora albida+ Acaulospora longula Anadenanthera colubrina Increasing P concentration Increase [69]
Pinostrobin Leaves Rhizophagus irregularis Salix purpurea - Increase [89]
Quercetin (flavonoid) Stems and leaves Mixture of Glomus fasciculatum, G. mossae, and G. intraradices Vitis vinifera - Increase [129]
Rutin Leaves Rhizophagus irregularis Salix purpurea - Increase [89]
Scopoletin and its glucoside scopolin Roots Glomus intraradices Tobacco and Tomato plants - Decrease [87]
Scopolin Leaves Rhizophagus irregularis Salix purpurea - Decrease [89]
Tannins Leaves Gigaspora albida+ Acaulospora longula Anadenanthera colubrina Increasing P concentration Increase [69]
Alkaloids
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids Roots Rhizophagus irregularis+ Funneliformis mossae Solanum lycopersicum - Increase [64]
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids Roots Rhizophagus irregularis Senecio jacobea (Ragwort plant) - Increase [118]
Trigonelline (pyridine alkaloid) Roots Gigaspora rosea Prosopis laevigata - Increase [130]
Phytoalexins
Rishitin Roots Glomus etunicatum Potato plantlets Rhizoctonia solani pathogen Increase [131]
Solavetivone Roots Glomus etunicatum Potato plantlets Rhizoctonia solani pathogen Increase [131]
Antioxidants
Bioactive compounds:
Picrocrocin
Crocin II
Quercitrin
saffron Rhizophagus intraradices Crocus sativus (saffron) - Increase [132]
Caffeic acids Shoot Glomus caledonium and Glomus mossae Sweet basil - Increase [133]
Caffeic acids Shoot Glomus intraradices Sweet basil - Same as non-mycorrhizal [133]
Rosmarinic acid Shoot Glomus caledonium and Glomus mossae Sweet basil - Increase [133]
Rosmarinic acid Shoot Glomus intraradices Sweet basil - Same as non-mycorrhizal [133]
Plant defense and hormones
Abscisic acid Leaf Rhizophagus irregularis Medicago truncatula - Increase [134]
Catalpol Leaf Rhizophagus irregularis ** Monocot and dicots - Increased in Plantago lanceolate, slightly decreased in Veronica chamaedrys [76]
Glucosinolates Root Funneliformis mossae Triticum aestivum and Triticum durum Water stress Mostly decreased [92]
Jasmonic acid
Methyl jasmonate
Root Rhizophagus irregularis(Ri), Funneliformis mossae(Fm) and Claroideoglomu etunicatum(Ce) Solanum lycopersicum Salt stress Increase [86]

** Monocot and dicots: Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Veronica chamaedrys, Medicago truncatula (Dicots) and Poa annua (Monocot).