小苍兰花瓣主要花色苷组分研究

以6个小苍兰(Freesia hybrida)园艺品种为研究材料,采用英国皇家园艺学会比色卡进行花色描述,利用特征颜色反应确定其色素类型,进而通过UPLC-PAD结合UPLC-Q-TOF-MS技术分析各品种中的花色苷种类及含量。结果表明,6个小苍兰品种可分为白色系、橙—黄色系以及紫—紫红—蓝紫系三大色系。小苍兰6个品种花瓣中均含有黄酮类色素,不含或含极低量类胡萝卜素,除‘上农乳香’以外,其余品种花瓣中均含有花色苷。花瓣中花色苷含量依小苍兰品种不同而各异,5个含花色苷的品种中,‘上农紫玫瑰’花瓣中花色苷含量最高,‘上农橙红’次之。在小苍兰花瓣中,共检测到6种花色苷物质,通过与已有文献比对分析,推定其成分为:飞燕草3,5-二葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素3,5-二葡萄糖苷、飞燕草3-葡萄糖苷、锦葵素3,5-二葡萄糖苷、牵牛花素3-葡萄糖苷和锦葵素3-葡萄糖苷。‘上农紫雪青’和‘上农宫粉’花瓣中含有3种花色苷,且均含锦葵素类和矮牵牛素类,其中‘上农紫雪青’花瓣中主要成分是锦葵素单糖苷和双糖苷;而‘上农宫粉’花瓣中则均为双糖花色苷,主要成分是矮牵牛素3,5-二葡萄糖苷、锦葵素3,5-二葡萄糖苷和飞燕草3,5-二葡萄糖苷;‘上农紫玫瑰’花瓣中含矮牵牛素3-葡萄糖苷和飞燕草3-葡萄糖苷;而‘上农金皇后’和‘上农橙红’花瓣中仅含一种组分,分别为飞燕草3,5-二葡萄糖苷和锦葵素3,5-二葡萄糖苷。     

香雪兰花瓣的花色苷组成

为研究不同品种香雪兰的花色苷组成、含量及与花色表型之间的关系,阐明香雪兰花色形成机理,该研究以不同花色的香雪兰(Freesia hybrida) 11个品种为材料,采用英国皇家园艺学会比色卡(RHSCC)和色差仪进行花色描述,利用特征颜色反应初步确定色素类型,通过pH示差法测定花瓣中总花色苷的含量,进而利用UPLC-Q-TOF-MS技术分析各品种花瓣中花色苷种类和相对含量。结果表明:11个所选品种涵盖香雪兰四大色系,即白色系、黄色系、红色系、蓝紫色系;所选品种都含有黄酮类化合物,不含或含有极低量的类胡萝卜素,除‘White River’‘Fragrant Sunburst’‘Gold River’‘Tweety’外,均含有花色苷;‘Red Passion’花瓣中总花色苷含量最高,最低是‘Lovely Lavender’,其含量仅为‘Red Passion’的24%;在香雪兰花瓣中共检测出10个花色苷组分,分别为飞燕草-二葡萄糖苷、矢车菊素-二葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素-二葡萄糖苷、飞燕草素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、矢车菊素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、芍药素-二葡萄糖苷、锦葵素-二葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、芍药素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、锦葵素-3-O-葡萄糖苷;红色系品种‘Red Passion’和‘上农红台阁’花瓣中主要成分为矢车菊素类化合物,蓝紫色系品种‘Pink Passion’‘Castor’‘上农淡雪青’和‘上农紫玫瑰’花瓣中主要成分为矮牵牛素类和锦葵素类化合物,‘Lovely Lavender’花瓣仅含飞燕草素类化合物。研究表明不同品种香雪兰花瓣颜色的呈现与花色苷种类有关,花瓣着色程度则与花瓣中花色苷总含量成正比。该研究结果为新品种培育、花色改良和育种工作提供理论依据。     

黑果枸杞中花色苷的提取与结构鉴定

采用紫外-可见光谱法并结合高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱对黑果枸杞中花色苷的组成及结构进行了鉴定。结果显示:(1)黑果枸杞花色苷在0.1%盐酸-甲醇溶液中呈紫红色表明花色苷中的主要成分可能是飞燕草色素、牵牛花色素、锦葵色素及其衍生物中的一种或几种;向提取溶液中加入5%Al Cl3甲醇溶液后无红移现象表明花色苷结构B环上无邻位酚羟基;A440nm/Aλmax比值小于20%表明该色素是3,5位均带有糖苷键的双取代花色苷;在304 nm处有一最大吸收峰表明该色素分子内含有酰基;色素水解后主要生成葡萄糖。由上述可初步推测出黑果枸杞色素中主要为酰基化的锦葵色素-3,5-二葡萄糖苷;(2)经紫外分光光度法、质谱和文献报道综合分析鉴定出黑果枸杞中含有8种花色苷,分别是:飞燕草素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、芍药素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素-5-O-葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素-3-O-(6-O-对香豆酰)芸香糖苷-5-O-葡萄糖苷、锦葵色素-3-O-(6-O-对香豆酰-3-O-乙酰)-5-O-二葡萄糖苷、飞燕草素-3-O-(6-O-乙酰)葡萄糖苷、锦葵色素-3-O-(6-O-对香豆酰)葡萄糖苷和锦葵色素-3,5-二葡萄糖苷,其含量依次为0.86%、1.17%、2.38%、11.79%、68.35%、0.63%、5.24%、9.58%。花色苷是黑果枸杞中重要的组成成分,该试验可为黑果枸杞的质量控制提供依据。     

五种金花茶组植物类黄酮成分及其与花色关系

以金花茶、小果金花茶、扶绥金花茶、龙州金花茶和陇瑞金花茶等五种金花茶组植物为试验材料,按照CIE L*a*b*表色系法测量其花色,利用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS)联用技术定性定量分析其花中类黄酮成分与含量,运用多元线性回归方法研究花色与类黄酮成分之间的关系。结果表明:5种金花茶组植物花中共检测到8种类黄酮成分,其中天竺葵素-3-O-葡萄糖苷(Pg3G)、木犀草素-7-O-芸香糖苷(Lu7R)、芸香柚皮苷和圣草素为金花茶组植物中首次发现;槲皮素-3-O-葡萄糖苷(Qu3G)、槲皮素-7-O-葡萄糖苷(Qu7G)、槲皮素-3-O-芸香糖苷(Qu3R)和山柰酚-3-O-葡萄糖苷(Km3G)为扶绥金花茶和小果金花茶中首次发现;金花茶花中类黄酮成分总量最高,其次是扶绥金花茶和小果金花茶,陇瑞金花茶和龙州金花茶较低;金花茶和小果金花茶主要类黄酮成分为Qu3G、Qu3R和Pg3G,扶绥金花茶为Qu3G和Qu7G,陇瑞金花茶和龙州金花茶为圣草素和芸香柚皮苷; Qu3G和Qu3R是决定金花茶组植物花瓣呈现黄色的主要成分,圣草素与花瓣红晕显著正相关,Pg3G影响花色鲜艳程度。     

钝裂银莲花主要色素成分及适应机制的研究

为确定调控花色深浅的主要色素成分及相关合成酶,本文以钝裂银莲花(Anemone obtusiloba)为材料,用紫外-可见光谱扫描法、高效液相色谱法和液质联用法(HPLC-MS)对不同花色花色素进行研究。结果显示:钝裂银莲花含类胡萝卜素和类黄酮两种色素,两者总吸光值均随花色深浅规律变化,但类黄酮随花色变浅吸光度变化更明显,通过HPLC-MS分析,确定了7种黄酮类化合物:木犀草素-3-7-O-葡萄糖苷、槲皮素-3-O-芸香糖苷、山奈酚-3-O-槐糖苷、杨梅黄素-3-O-鼠李糖、槲皮素-3-O-半乳糖苷、槲皮素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、槲皮素-3-O-鼠李糖苷。槲皮素的衍生物为引起花色差异的主要色素,催化其合成的类黄酮3’-羟化酶为关键酶。推测钝裂银莲花花色适应环境的机制是通过类黄酮3’-羟化酶来调控花色深浅。     

外源咖啡酸和阿魏酸对黑莓汁中花色苷的辅色研究

为增强黑莓汁中花色苷的稳定,添加适量咖啡酸和阿魏酸到黑莓清汁中,采用可见吸收光谱和高效液相色谱-质谱研究其对黑莓花色苷的辅色作用。研究结果表明:黑莓汁中添加咖啡酸和阿魏酸显著增加了花色苷的最大吸收值(Aλmax),最大吸收波长(λmax)红移,说明咖啡酸和阿魏酸对黑莓汁中花色苷产生了辅色作用,辅色效应随时间的延长和咖啡酸、阿魏酸浓度的增加显著增强。HPLC-DAD-MS分析发现,咖啡酸辅色产生了两种新的花色苷衍生物(矢车菊素-3-O-葡萄糖苷-4-乙烯基儿茶酚和矢车菊-3-O-草酸酐酰葡萄糖苷-4-乙烯基儿茶酚),阿魏酸辅色产生了三种新的花色苷衍生物(矢车菊素-3-O-葡萄糖苷-4-乙烯基愈创木酚、矢车菊-3-O-草酸酐酰葡萄糖苷-4-乙烯基愈创木酚和矢车菊-3-O-阿拉伯糖苷-4-乙烯基愈创木酚),这些衍生物均为羟苯基-吡喃花色苷。     

鸳鸯茉莉开花过程中花青素组成的变化

为了解鸳鸯茉莉(Brunfelsiaacuminata)花色变化的机理,采用高效液相色谱(HPLC)体系检测其开花过程中花青素组成的变化。结果表明,优化的HPLC体系为:流速为0.8 mL min–1,流动相A为7.5%甲酸乙腈,流动相B为7.5%甲酸水,洗脱程序为0 min,8%A;15 min,18%A;25 min,23%A;45 min,40%A;50 min,8%A。利用优化体系检测到鸳鸯茉莉花瓣中含有锦葵色素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素葡萄糖苷和飞燕草素葡萄糖苷3种花青苷,其中锦葵色素-3-O-葡萄糖苷的含量最高,飞燕草素葡萄糖苷含量最低,且在花色由深变浅的过程中3种花青苷的含量均降低。因此,鸳鸯茉莉的呈色与这3种花青苷有关,且锦葵色素-3-O-葡萄糖苷起主导作用。     

耐寒睡莲花瓣中花青素苷组成及其与花色的关系

睡莲(Nymphaea spp.)为多年生水生观赏花卉。以耐寒睡莲不同花色的119个栽培品种为材料, 利用高效液相色谱(HPLC-DAD)和液质联用技术(HPLC-ESI-MSⁿ)测定了其花瓣中的花青素苷成分。采用英国皇家园艺学会比色卡(RHSCC)和国际照明委员会(CIE)制定的CIEL^*a^*b^*表色系统测量了57个品种的花色, 运用多元线性回归方法分析花色与花青素苷组成之间的关系。结果表明: 耐寒睡莲花瓣中含有14种花青素苷, 其中飞燕草素-3-半乳糖-5-乙酰-半乳糖苷(Dp3Ga5acetylGa)、飞燕草素-3-鼠李糖-(1→2)-半乳糖苷(Dp3Rh(1→2)Ga)、矢车菊素-3-半乳糖-(1→2)-半乳糖苷(Cy3Ga(1→2)Ga)、矢车菊素-3-乙酰-半乳糖-(1→2)-半乳糖苷(Cy3acetylGa(1→2)Ga)、矢车菊素-3-没食子酰-半乳糖苷(Cy3galloylGa)、飞燕草素-3-乙酰-葡萄糖苷(Dp3acetylG)、飞燕草素-3-葡萄糖苷(Dp3G)和矢车菊素-3-半乳糖-半乳糖-半乳糖苷(Cy3GaGaGa)8个组分在耐寒睡莲中为首次报道。Dp3Ga、Dp3galloylGa、Cy3Ga(1→2)Ga和Cy3galloylGa是决定耐寒睡莲呈色的关键花青素苷。     

崇左金花茶花朵和叶片类黄酮UPLC-Q-TOF-MS分析

以崇左金花茶（Camellia chuangtsoensis）为材料,利用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱（UPLC-Q-TOF-MS）联用技术定性定量分析其花朵（花瓣、雄蕊）和叶片（老叶、新叶）中类黄酮成分与含量。结果表明,崇左金花茶中共检测到14种类黄酮成分,木犀草素、木犀草素-7-O-芸香糖苷、槲皮素-3,7-O-二葡萄糖苷、芸香柚皮苷、圣草素和染料木苷为山茶属金花茶组植物中首次发现,其中槲皮素-3,7-O-二葡萄糖苷、芸香柚皮苷、圣草素和染料木苷主要存在于花朵中,木犀草素和木犀草素-7-O-芸香糖苷在花朵中含量高于叶片,雄蕊中高于花瓣;槲皮素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、槲皮素-7-O-葡萄糖苷、槲皮素-3-O-芸香糖苷和山柰酚-3-O-葡萄糖苷为金花茶组植物叶片中首次发现,其叶片中含量远低于花朵,老叶中远低于新叶,雄蕊中远低于花瓣;儿茶素和表儿茶素在花朵中含量高于叶片,雄蕊中高于花瓣;槲皮素和山萘酚在花朵和叶片中含量均较低。崇左金花茶花瓣和雄蕊中含量较高的类黄酮为儿茶素类、木犀草素类和槲皮素类,主要是表儿茶素、木犀草素和槲皮素-3-O-葡萄糖苷;叶片中为儿茶素类和木犀草素类,主要是表儿茶素、木犀草素和木犀草素-7-O-芸香糖苷。崇左金花茶花瓣和雄蕊中儿茶素类、木犀草素类及类黄酮总量均高于叶片,且雄蕊高于花瓣;花瓣和雄蕊中槲皮素类远高于叶片,且花瓣中远高于雄蕊。     

红豆树茎枝中黄酮类成分及其抑菌活性研究北大核心CSCD

为了研究红豆树茎枝抑菌活性成分,采用色谱法分离纯化得到16个黄酮类化合物,通过理化性质及波谱技术分别鉴定为圆荚草双糖苷(1)、5,7-二羟基-4'-甲氧基异黄酮-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(2)、4',8-二甲氧基-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖基异黄酮(3)、芒柄花苷(4)、异樱黄素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(5)、芦丁(6)、山奈酚-3-O-β-D-芸香糖苷(7)、4'-甲氧基异黄酮-7-O-β-D-木糖(1→6)-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(8)、4'-甲氧基异黄酮-7-O-β-D-芹糖(1→6)-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(9)、染料木素(10)、异樱黄素(11)、2',4',5,7-四羟基异黄酮(12)、大豆素(13)、柚皮素(14)、二氢染料木素(15)、去甲基化美迪紫檀素(16)。其中化合物1～16为首次从红豆树植物中分离得到;化合物1、3、4、6～9、12、15、16首次从红豆属中分离得到;化合物2,5和14对禾谷镰刀菌、西瓜尖镰孢菌、茄病镰刀菌的菌丝生长显示出了中等强度的抑制作用。     

Flower color alteration in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lotus japonicus</Emphasis> by modification of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway

To establish a model system for alteration of flower color by carotenoid pigments, we modified the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway of Lotus japonicus using overexpression of the crtW gene isolated from marine bacteria Agrobacterium aurantiacum and encoding β-carotene ketolase (4,4′-β-oxygenase) for the production of pink to red color ketocarotenoids. The crtW gene with the transit peptide sequence of the pea Rubisco small subunit under the regulation of the CaMV35S promoter was introduced to L. japonicus. In most of the resulting transgenic plants, the color of flower petals changed from original light yellow to deep yellow or orange while otherwise exhibiting normal phenotype. HPLC and TLC analyses revealed that leaves and flower petals of these plants accumulated novel carotenoids, believed to be ketocarotenoids consisting of including astaxanthin, adonixanthin, canthaxanthin and echinenone. Results indicated that modification of the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway is a means of altering flower color in ornamental crops.     

Characterisation of flower colouration in 30 Rhododendron species via anthocyanin and flavonol identification and quantitative traits

• Floral colour is a key reproductive character, often associated with environmental adaptation, and subject to human intervention. A large number of Rhododendron species differ widely in flower colour, providing a good model for flower colouration. The chromatic features and anthocyanin compositions of 30 species from seven subgenera were systematically analysed.
• The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart and CIE L*a*b* system were employed to describe and investigate flower colours. The UPLC‐PDA/ESI‐MSⁿ system was used to identify and quantify anthocyanins in petal extracts.
• The flower colours of 30 Rhododendron species were categorised into four groups – red, purplish pink, purple and white. Seven anthocyanins were identified and quantified in petals: delphinidin, cyanidin and malvidin 3‐O‐arabinoside‐5‐O‐glucosides, cyanidin 3,5‐di‐O‐glucoside, 3‐O‐galactoside and 3‐O‐arabinoside, and delphinidin 3‐O‐glucoside. The red‐flowered species mainly contained cyanidin monoglycosides and had much higher total anthocyanin content than purplish pink‐ and purple‐flowered species. Purplish pink‐ and purple‐flowered species had similar anthocyanin types and content. The chromatic differences were significant among groups, except the purplish pink and purple groups. Statistical analysis showed that Cy3Gal and Cy3Arb are characteristic for red‐flowered species, and Mv3Arb5G and Dp3Arb5G play important roles in purple colouration; their contents were major components that greatly affected the chromatic parameters. In total, 21 flavonol derivates were identified. However, total flavonol content and co‐pigmentation index showed no significant difference or correlation among/with colour groups, suggesting that flavonols might not play a major role in colouration.
• These results enhance our knowledge of the biochemical basis of flower colouration in Rhododendron species, and provide a foundation for genetic variation studies and aid in breeding cultivars with novel flower colours.

     

铁筷子花瓣中花青素苷成分及含量对其呈色的影响北大核心CSCD

该研究以7个品种铁筷子(Helleborus thibetanus Franch.)为试验材料,借助目视测色、RHSCC比色卡、色差仪进行花色表型的测定,采用高效液相色谱法-光电二极管阵列检测方法(HPLC-DAD)及高效液相色谱-电喷雾离子化-质谱联用技术(HPLC-ESI-MS)测定分析铁筷子花瓣中花青素苷成分及含量,以探究不同品种铁筷子的花色与花青素苷成分及含量之间的关系。结果显示:(1)紫色系品种花瓣的a*值最高b*值最低,黄色系品种花瓣的b*值最高a*值最低,不同品种的铁筷子花色越深L*值越低。(2)从5个有花青素苷积累的铁筷子品种中检测出11种花青素苷成分,分别为6种矢车菊素苷,4种飞燕草素苷,1种矮牵牛素苷;供试的铁筷子材料中红色系2个品种的花青素苷含量最高,紫色系品种次之;矢车菊素苷与飞燕草素苷为影响铁筷子花瓣呈色的主要色素物质。(3)不同种类的花青素和修饰基团的差异,导致铁筷子花瓣呈现不同的色彩,含有多种酰基化修饰的飞燕草素苷使铁筷子花色蓝移进而使花色加深。(4)相关分析表明,铁筷子花瓣的L*值与a*值呈显著负相关关系,与b*值呈显著的正相关关系;L*值与总花青素苷含量呈显著负相关关系,且随着花青素苷含量的累积a*值增加,花色红移。研究表明,花青素苷的成分及含量是导致铁筷子花瓣呈现不同颜色的主要原因,矢车菊素苷和飞燕草素苷的互作以及酰基化的修饰使铁筷子呈现不同程度的紫色,花青素苷的不同累积量影响了花瓣颜色的明暗变化,从而使铁筷子花瓣颜色丰富。     

Heterologous Expression of Two Gentian Cytochrome P450 Genes can Modulate the Intensity of Flower Pigmentation in Transgenic Tobacco Plants

Two different heterologous expression systems, microsomal fractions of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and transgenic tobacco plants, were used to investigate the enzymatic activities of flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase (GtF3′H) and flavone synthase II (GtFSII) homologues isolated from gentian petals. Recombinant GtF3′H expressed in yeast showed hydroxylation activities in the 3′ position with several flavonoid substrates, while recombinant GtFSII was able to produce flavone from flavanone. GtF3′ H-expressing transgenic tobacco plants showed a slight increase in anthocyanin content and flower color intensity, and conversion of the flavonol quercetin from kaempferol. On the other hand, GtFSII-expressing plants showed a remarkable reduction in anthocyanin content and flower color intensity, and additional accumulation of flavone, especially luteolin derivatives. We demonstrated that two cytochrome P450s from gentian petals have F3′H and FSII enzymatic activities both in vitro and in vivo, and might therefore be useful in modification of flower color using genetic engineering.     

山茶CjMYB1基因的克隆及表达分析

该研究通过序列比对分析,以野生红山茶和不同花色品种山茶为材料,采用PCR方法克隆CjMYB1基因,并通过生物信息学和表达分析对其进行初步研究,为深入研究山茶CjMYB1基因在花色形成和花发育过程的调控机理奠定理论基础。结果表明：(1)成功克隆获得山茶CjMYB1基因(GenBank登录号为OL347930),其开放阅读框长为879 bp,编码292个氨基酸,相对分子质量为33.17 kD;CjMYB1基因属于R2R3-MYB转录因子,且与拟南芥MYB基因家族的第7亚组处于同一分支。(2)荧光定量PCR分析发现,山茶CjMYB1基因在野生红山茶花芽中表达量最高,在萼片、花瓣、雄蕊和心皮中都有较高的表达量,推测其在山茶花器官发育中发挥着重要作用;在红色山茶品种中表达量较高,而在粉色、淡黄色、白色山茶品种中表达量较低,说明CjMYB1基因可能在红色山茶品种的花色苷合成途径中起到了关键作用。(3)亚细胞定位实验表明,CjMYB1蛋白定位在细胞核。     

梅花"粉皮宫粉"花色色素的花青苷实质和花色的动态变化

特征颜色反应和紫外-可见光谱分析初步表明梅花"粉皮宫粉"的粉红色花色色素为花青素-3-糖苷.用分光光度法检测梅花"粉皮宫粉"不同花发育时期、在树冠不同着生部位花朵花瓣的相对花青苷含量,结果表明"粉皮宫粉" 的花色主要存在着花发育时期而导致的时间变化.花色在蕾期最浓艳,花瓣展开后便逐渐变淡;在整个花发育时期,同一朵花不同层次花瓣的颜色浓淡均为外层花瓣>中层花瓣>内层花瓣,且不同层次花瓣颜色的变化趋势几乎一致.虽然树冠下部单花的花色浓于上部的、树冠内层的浓于外层的,但花朵在树冠的着生部位导致的花色差异并不显著.花青苷除了导致"粉皮宫粉"的粉红花色外,还可能增强其花的抗寒性,为花的凌寒而开创造了条件.本文可为梅花的美学鉴赏、梅花红色花色的机理探索及其色素的分子结构鉴定提供参考.     

Genetic engineering of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway with flavonoid-3′,5′-hydroxylase: specific switching of the pathway in petunia

Flavonoid-3',5'-hydroxylase (F3'5'H) is the key enzyme in the synthesis of 3',5'-hydroxylated anthocyanins, which are generally required for the expression of blue or purple flower color. It has been predicted that the introduction of this enzyme into a plant species that lacks it would enable the production of blue or purple flowers by altering the anthocyanin composition. We present here the results of the genetic engineering of petunia flower color, pigmentation patterns and anthocyanin composition with sense or antisense constructs of the F3'5'H gene under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter. When sense constructs were introduced into pink flower varieties that are deficient in the enzyme, transgenic plants showed flower color changes from pink to magenta along with changes in anthocyanin composition. Some transgenic plants showed novel pigmentation patterns, e.g. a star-shaped pattern. When sense constructs were introduced into blue flower petunia varieties, the flower color of the transgenic plants changed from deep blue to pale blue or even pale pink. Pigment composition analysis of the transgenic plants suggested that the F3'5'H transgene not only created or inhibited the biosynthetic pathway to 3',5'-hydroxylated anthocyanins but switched the pathway to 3',5'-hydroxylated or 3'-hydroxylated anthocyanins.     

A flavonoid 3‐O‐glucoside:2″‐O‐glucosyltransferase responsible for terminal modification of pollen‐specific flavonols in Arabidopsis thaliana

Flavonol 3‐O‐diglucosides with a 1→2 inter‐glycosidic linkage are representative pollen‐specific flavonols that are widely distributed in plants, but their biosynthetic genes and physiological roles are not well understood. Flavonoid analysis of four Arabidopsis floral organs (pistils, stamens, petals and calyxes) and flowers of wild‐type and male sterility 1 (ms1) mutants, which are defective in normal development of pollen and tapetum, showed that kaempferol/quercetin 3‐O‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→2)‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosides accumulated in Arabidopsis pollen. Microarray data using wild‐type and ms1 mutants, gene expression patterns in various organs, and phylogenetic analysis of UDP‐glycosyltransferases (UGTs) suggest that UGT79B6 (At5g54010) is a key modification enzyme for determining pollen‐specific flavonol structure. Kaempferol and quercetin 3‐O‐glucosyl‐(1→2)‐glucosides were absent from two independent ugt79b6 knockout mutants. Transgenic ugt79b6 mutant lines transformed with the genomic UGT79B6 gene had the same flavonoid profile as wild‐type plants. Recombinant UGT79B6 protein converted kaempferol 3‐O‐glucoside to kaempferol 3‐O‐glucosyl‐(1→2)‐glucoside. UGT79B6 recognized 3‐O‐glucosylated/galactosylated anthocyanins/flavonols but not 3,5‐ or 3,7‐diglycosylated flavonoids, and prefers UDP‐glucose, indicating that UGT79B6 encodes flavonoid 3‐O‐glucoside:2″‐O‐glucosyltransferase. A UGT79B6‐GUS fusion showed that UGT79B6 was localized in tapetum cells and microspores of developing anthers.     

山樱花品种间花色差异的代谢组学研究

山樱花是世界著名的观花类植物，花色是其最重要的观赏特征。为探究影响山樱花品种间花色差异的代谢通路及关键代谢产物变化，该文利用LC-MS/MS技术对白色、绿色和粉色的山樱花品种进行花青素靶向代谢组学比较分析。结果表明：(1)共检测到42种花青素物质，主要包含矮牵牛素、飞燕草素、黄酮类化合物、锦葵色素、芍药花素、矢车菊素、天竺葵素和原花青素8种物质。(2)差异代谢花青素25种，包括11种下调、14种上调，其中有7种花青素在粉色花瓣中显著富集。(3)KEGG通路注释发现差异代谢物在花青素生物合成通路中显著富集，结合聚类结果发现矮牵牛素-3-O-葡萄糖苷是山樱花品种间花色差异产生的关键代谢物。该研究揭示了山樱花花色差异的代谢机理，为后续山樱花花色分子调控机制研究提供了一定的理论依据，也为新品种花色改良和选育提供了一定的科学参考。