Integrative Analyses of Metabolome and Transcriptome Reveals Apocarotenoid and Flavonoid Biosynthesis During Saffron (<i>Crocus sativus</i> L.) Stigmas Development.

ABSTRACT: Previous research has primarily concentrated on elucidating the structural and functional aspects of genes involved in crocin biosynthesis. However, the complex changes in metabolites that affect nutritional value and their regulatory mechanisms during the stigma development of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) remain elusive. In this study, we delved into the functionality and complexity of the biosynthetic pathways for flavonoids and apocarotenoids in saffron, compounds that hold substantial nutritional significance. To explore the accumulation patterns and metabolic basis of apocarotenoid and flavonoid during saffron stigma development, widely targeted metabonomic and transcriptomic analyses in three (S1-S3) and four (S0-S3) developmental periods were conducted, respectively. The combi

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317191 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature