Diversity in the carotenoid profiles and the expression of genes related to carotenoid accumulation among citrus genotypes
| Autor: | Masaya Kato, Yoshinori Ikoma, Hikaru Matsumoto |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Plant Science macromolecular substances Review Quantitative trait locus Biology β-citraurin 01 natural sciences citrus β-cryptoxanthin 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound quantitative trait locus Genotype Gene expression Botany Genetics polycyclic compounds violaxanthin Gene Carotenoid chemistry.chemical_classification organic chemicals food and beverages Lycopene biological factors carotenoid 030104 developmental biology chemistry gene expression Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Violaxanthin Citrus fruit |
| Zdroj: | Breeding Science |
| ISSN: | 1344-7610 |
| Popis: | Carotenoids are not only important to the plants themselves but also are beneficial to human health. Since citrus fruit is a good source of carotenoids for the human diet, it is important to study carotenoid profiles and the accumulation mechanism in citrus fruit. Thus, in the present paper, we describe the diversity in the carotenoid profiles of fruit among citrus genotypes. In regard to carotenoids, such as β-cryptoxanthin, violaxanthin, lycopene, and β-citraurin, the relationship between the carotenoid profile and the expression of carotenoid-biosynthetic genes is discussed. Finally, recent results of quantitative trait locus (QTL) analyses of carotenoid contents and expression levels of carotenoid-biosynthetic genes in citrus fruit are shown. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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