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ArticleApplied biochemistry and biotechnology2025

Integrated Analysis of Proteome and Metabolome Reveals the Basis of Amino Acid Metabolism in Cigar Artificial Fermentation.

Shujun Chen, Fuxiang Zhu, Shengkui Zhang, Shengxiao Wang, Yanyuan Shen, Mengmeng Zhang, Wenxiao Hu, Qingxiang He, Lei Qiu, Qidong Hao and 7 more

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Article in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Shujun Chen *State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking (LBMP), School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501 University Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250353, China.
Fuxiang Zhu *China Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd, 11888 Jing Shi Road, Li Cheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250104, China.
Shengkui Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking (LBMP), School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501 University Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250353, China.
Shengxiao WangChina Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd, 11888 Jing Shi Road, Li Cheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250104, China.
Yanyuan ShenState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking (LBMP), School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501 University Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250353, China.
Mengmeng ZhangChina Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd, 11888 Jing Shi Road, Li Cheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250104, China.
Wenxiao HuState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking (LBMP), School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501 University Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250353, China.
Qingxiang HeChina Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd, 11888 Jing Shi Road, Li Cheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250104, China.
Lei QiuState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking (LBMP), School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501 University Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250353, China.
Qidong HaoChina Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd, 11888 Jing Shi Road, Li Cheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250104, China.
Zhixing LiState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking (LBMP), School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501 University Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250353, China.
Zhao LiuChina Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd, 11888 Jing Shi Road, Li Cheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250104, China.
Yvqing DingState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking (LBMP), School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501 University Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250353, China.
Meng XuChina Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd, 11888 Jing Shi Road, Li Cheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250104, China.
Hongying KanChina Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd, 11888 Jing Shi Road, Li Cheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250104, China.
Yanqi HuChina Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd, 11888 Jing Shi Road, Li Cheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250104, China. huyanqi1971@163.com.
Xianyan ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking (LBMP), School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501 University Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250353, China. zhaoxianyan@qlu.edu.com.

Funding

"20 New University Initiatives" in Jinan 202228020Key Innovation Project of Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) 2024ZDZX03the Key project of Shandong industry project 202101002the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32302508
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cigars are a type of tobacco product made entirely from dried tobacco, primarily consisting of the filler, binder, and wrapper. Fermentation is a key step in improving the quality of cigar tobacco leaves (CTLs). To investigate how fermentation affects quality, this study employed non-targeted metabolomics and data-independent acquisition (DIA) proteomics to examine the metabolic changes and protein expression levels in tobacco leaves. The results reveal that a total of 112 differential metabolites were identified through untargeted metabolomics, with 87 compounds demonstrating a decrease in relative abundance post-fermentation, including 20 amino acids and their derivatives. Utilizing DIA proteomics, 341 differentially expressed proteins were identified. Functional analysis of these proteins revealed variations in biological functions at different fermentation stages. A total of 21 driver proteins exhibited significant correlations with the metabolic regulation of eight amino acids. This study revealed that the transformation of amino acid metabolism significantly affects the quality of CTLs. It enhanced the understanding of amino acids among the differential metabolites before and after fermentation. This research provides a theoretical basis for the control of amino acids during the artificial fermentation process of CTLs, aiming to further improve their quality.

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Amino AcidsFermentationMetabolomeNicotianaPlant ProteinsProteomeTobacco ProductsMetabolomicsPlant LeavesProteomicsAmino AcidsPlant ProteinsProteomeCigar tobacco leavesFermentation processNon-targeted metabolomicsProteomics

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