Tissue compartmentation of phenylpropanoid metabolism in tomatoes during growth and maturation |
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Authors: | Annie Fleuriet Jean-Jacques Macheix |
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Institution: | Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale Appliquée, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 34060 Montpellier Cédex, France |
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Abstract: | Marked changes in the metabolism of hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives were observed in pulp and pericarp of tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme) during its development. During fruit growth, biosynthesis and accumulation of chlorogenic acid were especially active in the pulp, whereas the formation of glucose derivatives occurred during maturation in the pericarp. There was a clear difference between the two compartments of the fruit concerning hydroxycinnamate: CoA ligase, O-methyltransferase and glucosyltransferase activities. The first two enzymes were high in the pulp during growth and the latter one was high in the pericarp during maturation. Of all the enzymes studied, only the glucosyltransferase showed increasing activity during maturation; it may be considered, along with the glucosylated derivatives, as a biochemical marker of maturation in tomato. |
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Keywords: | Solanaceae cherry tomato accumulation and biosynthesis compartmentation hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives |
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