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Evaluation of Carotenoids Accumulation and Biosynthesis in Two Genotypes of Pomelo (<i>Citrus maxima</i>) during Early Fruit Development
oleh: Yihan Zhao, Xufeng Yang, Yuwei Hu, Qiuming Gu, Weiling Chen, Jiaqi Li, Xinbo Guo, Yutao Liu
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Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2021-08-01 |
Deskripsi
Pomelo is rich in bioactive compounds (carotenoids, phenolics and essential oil) in the early stage of fruit development, but it is often wasted in the cultivation and management process. To gain an insight into the carotenoid metabolism pathway in pomelo, the carotenoid profiles and the expression patterns of carotenogenic genes were investigated in two genotypes of pomelo during early fruit development. The results showed that a higher carotenoid content was observed in honey pomelo as compared with golden pomelo, which may be related to different gene regulation mechanisms. Lutein, α-carotene, and β-carotene were the main carotenoids in pomelo young fruit, and lutein was the highest one. The accumulation of carotenoids during fruit early development in honey pomelo is related to the transcriptional regulation of <i>ZISO</i> and <i>LUT5</i>. In golden pomelo, the rate-limiting gene for carotenoids is <i>PDS</i> and <i>ZDS</i>. In addition, the expression of seven genes except <i>CRTISO</i> in honey pomelo was higher than that in golden pomelo. The results are helpful to further clarify the regulatory mechanism of carotenoid accumulation during early fruit development and provide a direction for the high-value utilization of young fruits in pomelo.