Temporal and spatial variations on accumulation of nomilin and limonin in the pummelos
Limonoids are the important secondary metabolites in the citrus. In this study, the accumulation of limonoids at different fruit developmental stages and distribution among different genotypes, tissues and developmental stages were investigated in 12 pummelo varieties. The large variations on limono...
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Published in | Plant physiology and biochemistry Vol. 106; pp. 23 - 29 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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France
Elsevier Masson SAS
01.09.2016
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Summary: | Limonoids are the important secondary metabolites in the citrus. In this study, the accumulation of limonoids at different fruit developmental stages and distribution among different genotypes, tissues and developmental stages were investigated in 12 pummelo varieties. The large variations on limonoids concentration were found among different varieties, which ranged from 233.78 mg/kg FW to 4090.41 mg/kg FW in the seeds at full color stage of the fruit. Classification of pummelos based on the limonoids content divided 12 varieties into three groups. It was matched well with the geographic origination of the pummelo varieties, suggesting that the accumulation of limonoids was mainly determined by the genotype of the pummelo. Accumulation of the limonoids in different tissues was highly variable, and in a tissue specific fashion. The trend of the change on the levels of nomilin and limonin in the seeds and segment membrane were corresponded to the physiological development of the fruit. The rapid accumulation of nomilin and limonoids was observed from the physiological ripening of the seeds. It suggested that physiological maturation of the seeds is a key point that the seeds accelerate the accumulation of nomilin and limonin. In most of pummelo varieties, 10% color break of the fruit was a phenotypic landmark associated with the maximum level of nomilin accumulated in the seeds.
•The biosynthesis of limonoids was mainly determined by the genotype of the pummelo variety.•The physiological maturation of the seeds is a key point indicating the rapid accumulation of nomilin and limonin.•10% color break of the fruit was a phenotypic landmark associated with the maximum level of nomilin in the seeds. |
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ISSN: | 0981-9428 1873-2690 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.04.039 |