文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Luo, Ming ¹ ; Chen, Anle ² ; Zhao, Zixin ¹ ; Ma, Ying ¹ ; Zhan, Zhonggen ³ ; You, Jiangfeng ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Jilin Univ, Coll Plant Sci, Jilin Prov Engn Lab Plant Genet Improvement, Changchun, Peoples R China

2.Chongqing Acad Agr Sci, Chongqing, Peoples R China

3.Zhejiang Inst Econ & Trade, Hangzhou, Peoples R China

关键词： Aluminum toxicity; Bioimaging; LA-ICP-TOF-MS; Mineral elements; Red skin ginseng

期刊名称：INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS （ 影响因子：6.2； 五年影响因子：6.2 ）

ISSN： 0926-6690

年卷期： 2025 年 229 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The occurrence of red skin ginseng has been proposed to be closely associated with mineral-element uptake or accumulation disorders, though the underlying mechanism remains unclear. To address this question, red skin and healthy ginseng samples were collected from the field and analyzed for morphological and elemental distribution differences in lateral-root transversal sections using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma (ICP) time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MS) imaging combined with ICP-MS measurements. Aluminum and iron elements showed strong and intensive signals in the outmost cracked and disassembled epidermis of red skin ginseng, with concentrations approximately 2.3-and 1.7-fold higher than those in the corresponding tissues of healthy ginseng. Stronger signals and higher concentrations of calcium, magnesium, and manganese were also detected within the epidermis of red skin ginseng unlike their even distribution throughout the root cross-sections of healthy ginseng. Conversely, phosphorus and sulfur showed intense signals concentrated within the stele of healthy ginseng, whereas parts of these signals were confined within the outer layer of the epidermis of red skin ginseng, resulting in a relative decrease in their accumulation in the stele by 19.6 % and 13.2 %, respectively. Moreover, red skin ginseng exhibited reduced accumulation of zinc, copper, and boron in whole-root cross-sections, especially in the cortex. Potassium signals were markedly weaker in the cortex but stronger in the stele of red skin ginseng. Overall, in-situ observations suggested the epidermis acted as a barrier for multiple mineral elements in red skin ginseng roots.