Metabolic profiling and transcriptome analysis provide insights into the accumulation of flavonoids in chayote fruit during storage.

ABSTRACT: Chayote (Sechium edulel) fruits are rich in flavonoids, folate, and low-calorie food. However, studies about the flavonoids and the corresponding regulatory mechanism of flavonoid synthesis in chayote fruits was still unclear. In present study, an integrated transcriptome and metabolite analysis of chayote fruits at three different storage stages were conducted to explore the flavonoid compositions and gene expression associated with flavonoid synthesis. Through the UPLC-MS/MS analysis, a total of 57 flavonoid compounds were detected. Of these, 42 flavonoid glycosides were significantly differential accumulation in chayote fruits at three different storage stages. Many genes associated with flavonoid synthesis were differentially expressed in chayote fruits at three different storag

SUBMITTER: Pu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10019507 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature