New approaches to tannin analysis of leaves can be used to explain in vitro biological activities associated with herbivore defence.

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Abstract
Although tannins have been an important focus of plant-animal interactions, traditional tannin analyses cannot differentiate between the diversity of structures present in plants. This has limited our understanding of how different mixtures of these widespread secondary metabolites contribute to variation in biological activity. We used UPLC-MS/MS to determine the concentration and broad composition of tannins and polyphenols in 628 eucalypt (Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora) samples, and related these to three in vitro functional measures believed to influence herbivore defence - protein precipitation capacity, oxidative activity at high pH, and capacity to reduce in vitro N digestibility. Protein precipitation capacity was most strongly correlated with concentrations of procyanidin subunits in proanthocyanidins (PAs), and late-eluting ellagitannins. Capacity to reduce in vitro nitrogen (N) digestibility was affected most by the subunit composition and mean degree of polymerisation (mDP) of PAs. Finally, concentrations of ellagitannins and prodelphinidin subunits of PAs were the strongest determinants of oxidative activity. The results illustrate why measures of total tannins rarely correlate with animal feeding responses. However, they also confirm that the analytical techniques utilised here could allow researchers to understand how variation in tannins influence the ecology of individuals and populations of herbivores, and, ultimately, other ecosystem processes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Authors Marsh, Karen J;Wallis, Ian R;Kulheim, Carsten;Clark, Robert;Nicolle, Dean;Foley, William J;Salminen, Juha-Pekka;
Journal The New phytologist
Year 2019
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10.1111/nph.16117
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